Random Brain Facts

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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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    You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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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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    When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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