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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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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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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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