The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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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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Starfish don't have brains.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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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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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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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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