Random Brain Facts

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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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    Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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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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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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    Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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