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A person in a wheelchair looks towards a screen with a grid on it while a researcher looks on

Technology

Mind-reading typing tool for paralysed people is fastest yet

Three people with paralysis have learned to type by thought alone using a brain implant – at almost half the speed at which people with no motor disability can text

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Life

'Meditating mice' reveal secrets of mindfulness training

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human brain tissue with Alzheimer's disease

Health

Key Alzheimer’s drug shows ‘virtually no chance of working’

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Technology

Why your brain is like a conscious termite colony

Features

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Humans

Smart-reading: How to read faster and comprehend more

Features

An MRI scan of a man's brain

Health

Women with a thicker brain cortex are more likely to have autism

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People eating watermelons together

Health

Why the sound of noisy eating fills some people with rage

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memory artwork

Health

Spotless mind: Manipulating the brain to rewrite memories

Features

A woman lying down wearing a cap covered in electrodes

Technology

Completely paralysed people use thoughts to say they are happy

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Man in bubble floating through forest

Health

How LSD affects the brain and creates its trippy effect

There's renewed interest in using LSD to treat a range of psychiatric conditions. New findings probe how it works and hint at ways to use it therapeutically

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Health

Three ways to find your purpose in life and reap the benefits

Features

Health

Gene-blocking therapy reverses Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice

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Life

We need smarter ways to probe primate brains

Culture

Health

Animals that grow designer organs for humans are a step closer

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