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What is the brain’s memory capacity in gigabytes?
José Monteiro from the Science Museum has the answer for us.
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Why do we sometimes get a ‘lump in our throats’ when we are about to cry?
We fought the tears back to bring you the answer.
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Top Five Facts: Brain Surgery
Here’s some mind-bending facts about our natural thinking machines
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Top Five Facts: Memory
Wait a second, I don’t remember writing this…
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Why does your stomach feel weird on a rollercoaster?
We’ve got Damien Arness-Dalton from the Science Museum here to give us the answer
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Why don’t woodpeckers get a headache?
Mark Pearson knocks on our door with the answer
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What is pins and needles?
Ever get that tingling feeling? Find out why here
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Why does a smell seem to fade after you get used to it?
It’s a good thing we’ve got Agnes Becker here to explain all
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What is Déjà vu?
Ever get the feeling you’ve read this before?
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Video: Think you’re attentive?
Try this test to see how well you can pay attention.
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What is a memory?
Memory is the brain’s ability to recall information from the past and it generally falls into three categories – sensory, shortterm and long-term
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Why do we sleepwalk?
As with most brain-related questions there is no direct evidence or cause as to the exact underlying mechanism for what makes us sleepwalk, but nevertheless there has been some interesting research into this area
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What is ‘brain freeze’?
That intense pain you sometimes get when you eat ice cream too fast is technically called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, and it’s related to migraine headaches
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Why do we get drunk?
It’s the drug of choice for many, but just how does alcohol get you drunk, and why do we suffer from the side effects?