Random Brain Facts

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    Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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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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    Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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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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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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