The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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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 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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