The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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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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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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