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Mobile phones boost brain activity

Brain activity near a phone's antenna increases during a call, but whether this is harmful is not known

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Ambidextrous people easier to influence emotionally

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Faulty testosterone cycle may explain male autism bias

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Toddlers know counting rules at 18 months

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Toddlers know counting rules at 18 months

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Predictive texting alters our perception of numbers

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Predictive texting alters our perception of numbers

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'Sacred' rules of engagement defeat rationality in war

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Why women get anxious at that 'time of the month'

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Death rattle of a decapitated brain

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Death rattle of a decapitated brain

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Mind reading: The science of storytelling

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Mind reading: The science of storytelling

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Darwinian dating: Baby, I'm your natural selection

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Darwinian dating: Baby, I'm your natural selection

Looking for love? Sharpen up your game with a little evolutionary cunning. Helen Thomson plays Cupid to test the rules of attraction

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Brain's 'constant gardener' discovered

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The more you lie, the easier it gets

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Without language, numbers make no sense

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Zapping the brain sparks bright ideas

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