After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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