After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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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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