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Review: <i>Mindfield</i> by Lone Frank

Humans

Review: Mindfield by Lone Frank

A tour of the most intriguing current brain experiments reveals how our perceptions of everything from happiness to religion will be revolutionised by our understanding of the brain

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Thrill-seekers could explain placebo mystery

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Savant skills may be widespread in people with autism

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Echo vision: The man who sees with sound

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Echo vision: The man who sees with sound

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Driving beats violence for emotional gaming

Technology

Driving beats violence for emotional gaming

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Praying to God is like talking to a friend

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Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusion

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Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusion

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Is Alzheimer's the result of a burnt-out brain?

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Hand transplants seize back lost brain territory

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Why a good scratch quells an itch

It seems a scraping the skin suppresses "itch" signals emanating from the spinal cord that would otherwise be sent to the brain

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Drug-free memory erasure could lead to spotless minds

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The five ages of the brain: Old age

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Life

Cheery traders may encourage risk taking

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Life

The five ages of the brain: Childhood

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