After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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