10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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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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