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A coloured MRI scan of a healthy two-year-old's brain

Health

Map of how our brain changes with age could help diagnose diseases

Using more than 123,000 MRI scans from over 101,000 humans - from a 16.5-week fetus to 100 year olds - scientists have mapped how our brain changes throughout our life

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2CE12PN Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

Health

Genes linked to Alzheimer’s may help calculate your risk of getting it

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Sea Hero Quest

Mind

Where you grew up influences how well you navigate the world

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Watch a foot-tickling machine discover the most ticklish spot on feet

Technology

Watch a foot-tickling machine discover the most ticklish spot on feet

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Stock image of a blind person walking with a stick

Health

People who are blind may use the brain’s visual cortex for movement

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FMRI scan during working memory tasks

Mind

Brain scanning studies are usually too small to find reliable results

Analysis

Mature man sleeping wearing eye mask close up

Mind

Brain cells that regulate wakefulness may become overactive with age

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Young woman with headphones and smartphone leaning against wall

Mind

There are neurons in the brain that only seem to respond to singing

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Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us

Technology

Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us

Features

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Mind

We may be unable to grow new brain cells after we enter adulthood

Several recent studies have led to the suggestion that humans can grow new neurons in some parts of the brain as adults, but the idea is being questioned after a close look at RNA in brain cells

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Health

Health Check newsletter: The brain’s amazing adaptability

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Mind

Covid-19 brain fog: What we know about lingering neurological effects

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Humans

Unknown voices spark more brain activity in sleep than familiar ones

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Health

Florian Solzbacher interview: Mind-reading implant may soon go on sale

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