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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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