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How to trick your mind to break bad habits and reach your goals

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How to trick your mind to break bad habits and reach your goals

Our brains evolved to help us survive in an age where food and rest were hard to come by. To help you stay fit and healthy in the modern world, here's how to game your brain

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Photographic memory

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Photographic memory

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The time paradox: How your brain creates the fourth dimension

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Synaesthesia

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Synaesthesia

Computer illustration of human nerve cells in the brain of a patient with Parkinson's disease

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Parkinson's disease

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Our brains replay experiences when we rest to help us make decisions

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Miniature brains grown in the lab have human-like neural activity

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Shocking evidence shows people in vegetative states may be conscious

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Gut bacteria might influence how our brains develop as children

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Our astonishing brain is hard to figure out – and that's fantastic

It can seem a Herculean task to establish even basic facts about the human brain, but without its mind-boggling complexity we wouldn't be nearly as amazing

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Explaining consciousness and the other biggest mysteries of your brain

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How much sleep do you need?

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How people with extreme imagination are helping explain consciousness

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How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health

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