Random Brain Facts

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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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    When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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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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    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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    Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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