Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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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 is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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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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Starfish don't have brains.
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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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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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