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 ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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