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• Working models and simulations of (parts of) the human brain are performing well, we will succeed in reverse engineering brain by 2020.
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• In the 1930s to 1950s frontal lobotomy was a popular treatment for a variety of mental disorders, including schizophrenia, depression, anxiety disorders, as well as "moodiness" or "youthful defiance".
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• Antonio Egas Moniz (1874 – 1955) was the first Portuguese to receive a Nobel Prize, for introducing frontal lobotomy as treatment of neurological disorders - this became popular in many countries, in US about 40,000 persons were lobotomized.
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• Human brain has an estimated 100 billion neurons, with 100 trillion synapses.
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• Right brain hemisphere is a "parallel" processor building picture of the present moment, while the left hemisphere is a "serial" processor, specialising in language, time-based and analytical tasks.
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• In death, the brain activity continues for 2-15 minutes after the heart stops.
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• A brain transplant cannot be rejected by the body (unlike rest of the head).
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• Human brain is 80% water.
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• Human brain accounts for 2% of the body mass but uses 20% of its energy.
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