Fascinating Facts About How Your Brain Works

Explore fascinating psychology facts that explain how your brain really works...

1. Your brain can’t tell the difference between imagination and reality...

When you vividly imagine something, your brain activates almost the same areas as if it were

actually happening. That’s why movies can make you cry and imagined fears can trigger real

physical reactions. 2. The more you hear something, the more true it

feels... This is called the illusory truth effect. Even false information can start to feel

true if it’s repeated often enough. 3. Your brain secretly fills in missing

memories... Memories aren’t recordings — they’re reconstructions. When details are