You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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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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