Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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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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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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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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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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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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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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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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