Random Brain Facts

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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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    Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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    Caffeine boosts memory.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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