The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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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 average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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