Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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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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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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