On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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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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Caffeine boosts memory.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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