Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Starfish don't have brains.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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