The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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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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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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