Generally regarded as the center of the nervous system in most living beings.
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Is there any scientific evidence that this illusion illustrates which side of our brain we use?
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/weird/the-right-brain-vs-left-brain/story-e6frev20-1111114577583
the newspaper article makes the claim that if you look at the image and the dancer is spinning anti-clockwise, you use your left side of your…
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Is there any correlation between the ear to which you hold the phone and the person on the other end?
On a Big Bang Theory episode (sec 56) Leonard is talking over the phone and everyone wonders who's the person on the other side, afterward Sheldon claims:
This should be fairly easy to deduce. He’s holding the phone to his
left ear. Ears do not…
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Is there a benefit to "resting your brain" for a significant period of time?
I had an intense quarter at school where I was studying and working pretty much all the time. Over winter break, I had many grand intentions of studying on my own and learning what I wanted to learn. However, I found that I had trouble focusing…
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Does broccoli have a nervous system?
It appears there are non-reliable sources on the internet claiming broccoli has a nervous system:
forum at funnyjunk.com:
Broccoli have a very primitive nervous system. Technically, they are able to feel pain.
Yahoo! Answers:
Does broccoli…
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Does long-term use of MDMA ("Ecstasy") cause cognitive impairment?
The MDMA page of Wikipedia currently states:
A meta-analytic review of the published literature on memory show that ecstasy users may suffer short-term and long-term verbal memory impairment—with 70–80% of ecstasy users displaying impaired memory.…
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Can video games cause seizures?
It's very common in the USA for video games to come with a health warning that playing them can cause seizures. For example, the 2010 release of Sega's Sonic Colors for Nintendo Wii contains the following warning in its instruction manual:
Some…
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Can anyone function on just 2 hours sleep per night?
This infographic advert describes the sleeping habits of a few well-known people:
A few of them were claimed to have gotten by with extremely little sleep. For example: Tesla, 2 hours of sleep per day.
Is it true that some people can function…
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How much do we know about the brain?
Here's a question that is bound to be controversial but is not intended as such.
Do we really know anything at all
about the brain? Is neurology really a
science?
I'm an epileptic patient and have had three brain surgeries. Fortunately, these…
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Can a person forget their own name?
I've seen it many times in movies; people not only forget something that happened, but they forget who they are entirely- including their name.
A much-used plot device, retrograde amnesia occurs when a person forgets part or all of his or her…
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Did Jason Padgett become a math genius after getting hit on the head?
There have been some news reports about a college dropout, Jason Padgett, becoming a math genius after getting hit on the head. Could this be true or how much of this could be true?
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Should I perform minor daily tasks with my "off"-hand to keep my brain active?
You find this advice all over the web: Use your non-dominant hand to do simple tasks such as brushing your teeth because it will make new brain cells grow.
On the other hand, it is suggested that it is potentially harmful to retrain left handed…
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Does a dog's brain secrete the same substances when it sees its owner as humans do when in love?
The following statement is doing to the rounds across the social web:
When a dog sees its owner, its brain secretes the same substances as ours when we are in love
It is usually accompanied by an image such as this one:
One of the Twitter…
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Does sex cure headache's symptoms or causes?
The claim that sex cures headaches is commonly quoted. For example, from 10 Reasons Sex is Good For You:
10. Sex Can Cure Headaches
A South Illinois School Of Medicine study on 52 migraine sufferers reported that 16 experienced considerable…
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Does playing electronic games interfere with a child's healthy dopamine response?
In this August 2015 Psychology Today blog article, a child psychiatrist and author, Dr Victoria Dunckley makes a number of claims about how screen time is causing symptoms of mental health problems.
I am interested in a large number of her claims,…
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Does brain mass have any correlation to intelligence?
According to many (I cannot find a source at the moment), Albert Einstein's brain weighed less than average.
It is a common belief that there is no correlation between brain mass and intelligence. Is this true?
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