The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
102
Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
103
Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
24
10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
108
When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
130
The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
28
Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
28
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.
12