When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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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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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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