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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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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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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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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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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Caffeine boosts memory.
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