The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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