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Was right into that for a time and really felt sometimes i was able to be in the dream ..
https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-lucid-dreaming .

At least on waking i thought i had been. Was never certain if it was true and had been, or was just creating the idea i was there.

When very young i used to have that common dream of falling and waking up just before hitting whatever bottom.
Back then i used to work on, while in the dream, not waking up. Some said back then that was good for you.

LOL i remember feeling it worked. That i was really happy to be so involved in some dreams. And as you concentrating waking up at a certain time. Not sure why i stopped playing with all that.

Using it to recall where something was could work as no doubt where you put in is in the subconscious somewhere, so makes sense it could be dragged out.

Re the bodyclock a guy told me his mother would know the time at any time without any outside help. He swore it was true.

Have long felt the brain was the most interesting thing around.

72 Amazing Human Brain Facts (Based on the Latest Science)

Edited and medically reviewed by Patrick Alban, DC | Written by Deane Alban

These brain facts dispel many brain myths based on outdated knowledge. Learn how the brain works, for better (or worse). All facts cite original references.

Table of Contents

Human Brain Facts by the Numbers
Fun Facts About Brain Size
The Effects of the Modern Lifestyle on the Brain
Brain Facts Update: Myths Debunked
Facts About the Brain and Memory
Facts About Brain Form and Function
How The Human Brain Compares to a Computer
Evidence That Our Brains “Could Be Better”
Brain Facts That Are Just Plain Weird

There are a lot of myths and misinformation about the brain that pass as brain “facts.”

This is somewhat understandable — the study of the human brain is one of the least explored areas in science.

Even experts agree that there is more that we don’t know about the brain than we currently do know.

In recent years, our knowledge of the brain has exploded, with most of what we know about the brain having been discovered in the last 15 years. (1)

It seems that it takes an average of 17 years for a new medical discovery to become a mainstream idea. (2)

So, many brain “facts” just haven’t found a place in the public’s awareness yet.

We will continue to update this article as new information comes to light.

Human Brain Facts by the Numbers

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29. Brain cells cannibalize themselves as a last ditch source of energy to ward off starvation. (37)

So, in very real ways, dieting, especially low-fat diets, can force your brain to literally eat itself! (38)

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33. The popular myth that we use only 10% of our brains is flat-out wrong.

Brain scans clearly show that we use most of our brain most of the time, even when we’re sleeping. (44)

34. There is no such thing as a left-brain or right-brain personality/skill type.

We are not left-brained or right-brained; we are all “whole-brained.” (See #33)

35. In spite of what you’ve been told, alcohol does not kill brain cells.

What excessive alcohol consumption can do is damage the connective tissue at the end of neurons. (45)

36. The “Mozart effect” has been debunked.

While listening to certain kinds of music can improve memory and concentration, there’s nothing unique about listening to Mozart. (46)

How Music Affects the Brain

37. You may have heard that we have more brain cells than there are stars in the Milky Way, and while this is a beautiful sentiment, it is not true.

Best-guess estimates are that we have 86 billion neurons while there are 200-400 billion stars in the Milky Way. (47)

38. It’s often said that there are 10,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain when, actually, that number is closer to 400 miles. (48)

Still, a substantial amount!

39. Contrary to the prevailing medical belief, having high total cholesterol is not bad for your brain. (See #5)

In fact, high cholesterol actually reduces your risk of dementia. (49)

40. Until recently, it was a “fact” that you were born with a set level of intelligence and number of brain cells that could never be changed.

But it has since been discovered that your brain has the capacity to change throughout your lifetime due to a property known as brain plasticity.

The brain can continue to form new brain cells via a process known as neurogenesis. (50)

It was once thought that the brain recorded memories like a camera, but this is not how memory works.

Rather than being discrete recordings of experience, memory-making is more akin to the creation of improvisational jazz.

https://bebrainfit.com/human-brain-facts/