The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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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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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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