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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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 human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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