Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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 doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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