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Mind controls: Running electricity through the skull

Transcranial direct current stimulation helps people recover from stroke – and boosts learning of both manual and mathematical skills

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Mapping touch to sight takes time to learn

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Psychedelic drug cuts brain blood flow and connections

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Psychedelic drug cuts brain blood flow and connections

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Simon Baron-Cohen: I want to banish evil

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Simon Baron-Cohen: I want to banish evil

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Brain scans suggest psychopaths could be treated

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Brain scans suggest psychopaths could be treated

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Should steroid users take drugs to treat 'roid rage'?

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Should steroid users take drugs to treat 'roid rage'?

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The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire

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The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire

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Mind controls: Eight new tools to boost your brain

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Mind controls: Eight new tools to boost your brain

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Masturbation calms restless leg syndrome

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Dye slows ageing and Alzheimer's protein formation

A dye used to identify tangles of proteins that accompany ageing also helps prevent protein misfolding – one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

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Memory sticks: Can I learn subliminally?

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Life

Memory sticks: Seven ways to remember anything

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Life

Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry

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Stress hormone combats fear of heights

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