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brains

What gives the human mind its edge?

Life

What gives the human mind its edge?

In The Human Spark: The science of human development, psychologist Jerome Kagan examines what it is to be human – and draws controversial conclusions

Books & Arts

A biological basis for free will

Life

A biological basis for free will

Opinion

Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads

Life

Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads

Features

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

Life

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

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Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops

Technology

Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops

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Mindscapes: The man who needs to paralyse himself

Health

Mindscapes: The man who needs to paralyse himself

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The trouble with neuroscience

Life

The trouble with neuroscience

Books & Arts

The voices within: The power of talking to yourself

Life

The voices within: The power of talking to yourself

Features

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Life

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Features

String theory may limit space brain threat

Life

String theory may limit space brain threat

Hypothetical conscious entities that randomly pop into existence may undermine our view of the universe – string theory may banish these Boltzmann brains

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Health

B vitamins may slow the advance of Alzheimer's

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Health

Zap the brain with electricity to speed up mental maths

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Humans

Consciousness: Why aren't we all zombies?

Features

Humans

Consciousness: Our silent partner, the unconscious

Features

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