The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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