10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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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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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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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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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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