1George
A man named George who was suffering from severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide at the age of 19 by blowing his head with a gun. He survived and the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any brain damage.
2. The color magenta does not have a physical wavelength associated with it and thus doesn't "exist". It is a biological artifact. Our brains are telling us we are seeing "not green".
3. The human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.
4. Scientists at UCLA noticed that “time and time again” human beings suffer their first experience with anxiety or depression right after stomach illnesses. They did brain scans after patients ate probiotics, and found that stomach bacteria actually directly affected the connectivity of the brain.
5. Our brain perceives people who annoy us as moving slower than they actually are.
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6Moving eyes quickly
Whenever you move your eyes quickly from one point to another point, there is a disconnect between your eyes and brain, so your perception of time stretches backward slightly. This is why, when you first look at a clock, it appears to take longer than a second to move.
7. A man named Bruce Bridgeman spent 67 years of his life stereoblind, unable to experience depth perception. It was only after having to pay for 3D glasses to watch the movie Hugo that his brain suddenly clicked and he was able to experience three-dimensional vision.
8. When you are ignored by a person whose attention means the most to you, the reaction in your brain will be similar to physical pain.
9. When you stop smoking weed, you're going to experience a huge increase in your dreams and their vividness due to your brain trying to catch up on all the missed REM sleep for the next 2-7 weeks.
10. When people self-injure, e.g., cut themselves with razors, the brain immediately stops repeating painful thoughts, such as, "I am worthless and unlovable", and releases a flood of soothing endorphins.
