houseofmind:

1. Your brain contains 60 billion cells. 
2. Each cell carries, on average 7000 connections to other cells. 
3. Yet your brain only weighs 3 pounds and uses just 10-23 watts of energy per day.
   
4. Each year you will lose about 3.3 million brain cells. 
   
5. There is no truth in the myth that we only use 10% of brain power.  
   
6. The brain is capable of storing 10 trillion bits of information about you and your life experiences. 
   
7. The brain can make its own ‘heroin’.
   
8. Being happy is good for the brain.
   
9. Why is adolescence so difficult? One main reason is that, between puberty and early adulthood, the brain is being rebuilt. 
   
10. New experiences are vital for improved brain function.
    
11. Emotional self-neglect can lead to food cravings and over-eating
    
12. Regular sex (at least twice a week) improves daily moods, reduces pain thresholds, cuts the risk of a heart attack, decreases menstrual pain and promotes sleep. 
    
13. Love and sex can be addictive.
    
14. The brain also contains a bonding chemical: oxytocin.
    

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I love random factoids like this (: