The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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