Sleep deprivation affects the brain in multiple ways that impairs judgment and slows reaction.

Alcohol doesn't make you forget anything. When you get blackout drunk, the brain temporarily loses the ability to create memories.

The brain treats rejection like physical pain.

According to scientists, dieting can force your brain to eat itself.

The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, triggering relaxation.

The brain releases so much dopamine during orgasms that a brain scan resembles that of someone on heroin.

Violent homes have the same effect on the brain of a child as combat does on the brain of a soldier.

It's scientifically proven that even a small amount of power changes how a person's brain operates and diminishes empathy.

There is no left brainright brain divide. They are constantly working together.

Lack of oxygen in the brain for 5 to 10 minutes results in permanent brain damage.

"Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia" is the scientific term for brain freeze.

Your brain keeps developing until your late 40s, which is why you must keep it active.

Chronic stress can prematurely age your brain and weaken it.

You have taste receptors in the stomach, intestines, pancreas, lungs, anus, testicles, and the brain.

Forgetting things is good for the brain. Deleting unnecessary information helps the nervous system retain its plasticity.