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Analogy: The vital talent that fuels our minds

Life

Analogy: The vital talent that fuels our minds

We take for granted our ability to reason using analogies, but the skill is at the core of human cognition, argue Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander

Opinion

Mindscapes: The woman who was dropped into her body

Health

Mindscapes: The woman who was dropped into her body

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Technology

Happiness tracking software could gauge mood in photos

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E-tattoo monitors brainwaves and baby bump

Life

E-tattoo monitors brainwaves and baby bump

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Emerging consciousness glimpsed in babies

Life

Emerging consciousness glimpsed in babies

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Survival of the shyest: Timidity's surprising benefits

Life

Survival of the shyest: Timidity's surprising benefits

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Health

Memory drug trialled in people with Down's syndrome

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Non-amputees given an invisible phantom limb

Health

Non-amputees given an invisible phantom limb

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Transparent brains make neuroscience clearer

Life

Transparent brains make neuroscience clearer

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Use the internet to defuse gang culture

Technology

Use the internet to defuse gang culture

Street gang members often lead parallel lives online – and that makes cyberspace a great channel for reaching out to them, says criminologist David Pyrooz

Opinion

Life

Brain imaging spots our abstract choices before we do

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Humans

The brain: Milestones of neuroscience

Features

Humans

The brain: Looking over the neuroscience horizon

Features

Health

Get off my back! How to reduce your stress levels

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