The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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