When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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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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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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