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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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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