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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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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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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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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Caffeine boosts memory.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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