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The brain: From tiny neurons to expansive minds

Humans

The brain: From tiny neurons to expansive minds

How does the brain generate a conscious mind? Such understanding is still far off, but we are getting to grips with many previously intractable problems

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Lost in translation: Body language myths and reality

Life

Lost in translation: Body language myths and reality

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The brain: More than one way to map a mind

Humans

The brain: More than one way to map a mind

Features

Stupidity: What makes people do dumb things

Life

Stupidity: What makes people do dumb things

Features

How a surgeon installs seizure sensors inside a skull

Technology

How a surgeon installs seizure sensors inside a skull

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Life

Time to get smarter about stupidity

Opinion

Brain circuits uniquely disrupted in Gulf War syndrome

Health

Brain circuits uniquely disrupted in Gulf War syndrome

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Smartphones can help us keep stress at bay

Life

Smartphones can help us keep stress at bay

Opinion

'Truth serum' to be used in Dark Knight shooter trial

Life

'Truth serum' to be used in Dark Knight shooter trial

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Health

Zapping brain to improve learning comes at a cost

Stimulating the brain electrically has been shown to enhance learning, but tests now show it can slow your thinking too

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Life

Mapping brain activity is neuroscience's lofty new goal

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Life

The curious lives of the people who feel no fear

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Health

Consciousness signature warns of awareness during surgery

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Health

How electrodes in the brain block obsessive behaviour

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