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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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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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 desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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