The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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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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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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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