Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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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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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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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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