Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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