The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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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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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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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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