When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
28
Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
14
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.
26
After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
13