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The five ages of the brain: Childhood

Life

The five ages of the brain: Childhood

Part 2: Life experiences in these early years help shape our emotional well-being, but neglect or harsh parenting may change the brain for good

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The five ages of the brain: Gestation

Life

The five ages of the brain: Gestation

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Life

Special feature: The five ages of the brain

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The five ages of the brain: Adolescence

Life

The five ages of the brain: Adolescence

Features

Sweet dreams are made of geomagnetic activity

Earth

Sweet dreams are made of geomagnetic activity

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Health

Autistic toddlers live in a synchronised world

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Early humans may have cared for disabled young

Life

Early humans may have cared for disabled young

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Life

Our complex brains thrive on the edge of chaos

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Review: <i>Supersense</i> by Bruce M. Hood

Life

Review: Supersense by Bruce M. Hood

Books & Arts

Déjà vu: Where fact meets fantasy

Life

Déjà vu: Where fact meets fantasy

The feeling that history is repeating itself is one of the weirdest sensations a healthy human can have – it also offers clues about how we understand what is real

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Life

Desire to amputate healthy limbs shows up in brain scans

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Life

Brain quirk could help explain financial crisis

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Technology

51¶¯Âþs have flash of light over Parkinson's treatment

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Life

Brain science and the search for the self

Opinion

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