Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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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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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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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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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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