Random Brain Facts

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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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    When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    Caffeine boosts memory.
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