The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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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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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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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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