When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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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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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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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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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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