Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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