The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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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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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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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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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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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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