The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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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 desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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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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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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