The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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