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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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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