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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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