Random Brain Facts

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    Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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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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    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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    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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    Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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