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Sick woman with headache with motion sickness.

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Motion sickness

Motion sickness is thought to be connected to our vestibular system – the delicate structure deep inside the ear responsible for balance

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A sugary diet changes gut bacteria and worsens brain function in rats

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Consciousness isn't just the brain: The body shapes your sense of self

Mind

Consciousness isn't just the brain: The body shapes your sense of self

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Life

Brain switch lets us control a kind of suspended animation in mice

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How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Coronavirus seems to reach the brain. What could this mean for us?

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Coronavirus seems to reach the brain. What could this mean for us?

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Ishihara color perception test chart

Health

Shock therapy temporarily improves woman’s colour blindness

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Common herpes virus causes signs of Alzheimer's disease in brain cells

Health

Common herpes virus causes signs of Alzheimer's disease in brain cells

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Electrical devices implanted in the brain may help treat anorexia

In a small trial, implanting electrodes into the brain helped women with severe anorexia gain weight and feel less anxious and depressed

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Toddlers born with Zika virus seem to be affected in multiple ways

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My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

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Humans

The way we think about the brain may be completely wrong

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Health

Diet and exercise will keep your brain young – depending on your genes

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