Random Brain Facts

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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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    Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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    You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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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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    Caffeine boosts memory.
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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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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