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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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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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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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