Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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