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New brain cells are essential for learning

Mice that were genetically altered to lack new brain cells failed a test to learn and remember the location of a mouse hole

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Cool hand illusion reveals mind-body link

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The evolutionary story of the 'language gene'

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The evolutionary story of the 'language gene'

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Why real and imagined disgust have the same effect

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Mind games reveal people who are 'blind' to trust

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Is 'miracle' Alzheimer's cure too good to be true?

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Is 'miracle' Alzheimer's cure too good to be true?

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Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia

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Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia

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Wheelchairs may impair spinal-cord recovery

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'Sleepless' gene hints at the nature of slumber

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Brain's response to being spurned is affected by race

A study with black and white students finds that being snubbed on racial grounds activates different regions of the brain

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Babies use grown-up memory tricks

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Brains apart: The real difference between the sexes

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How we can learn from children with half a brain

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Disgust comes in three revolting flavours

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