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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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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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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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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