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Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion

Life

Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion

Some religious rituals are traumatic one-offs, others are soothing and repetitive - but it's best to stick to one or the other

Features

Locked-in man controls speech synthesiser with thought

Technology

Locked-in man controls speech synthesiser with thought

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Brain scan reveals who will keep their promises

Life

Brain scan reveals who will keep their promises

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Trust firstborns to show their selfish side

Life

Trust firstborns to show their selfish side

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Pregnant women develop emotion-reading superpowers

Life

Pregnant women develop emotion-reading superpowers

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Life

Women on testosterone only think they're macho

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Health

Eat protein to heal a damaged brain

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Life

Avatar's gaze illuminates social brain

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How our brains build social worlds

Life

How our brains build social worlds

Opinion

Dear God, please confirm what I already believe

Life

Dear God, please confirm what I already believe

Experiments on people who believe in God suggest they endow the deity with their own views on controversial issues such as abortion

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Life

Steven Laureys: How I know 'coma man' is conscious

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Life

Sleep success: How to make ZZZs = memory

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Health

The world looks different if you're depressed

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Life

Better-looking sportsmen more likely to win

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