Random Brain Facts

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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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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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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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