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At the newly opened Toddler Lab at Birkbeck, University of London, a new technique for imaging the brain using infrared light means we are starting to understand how young children learn to plan complex goals. The lab utilises functional near-infrared spectroscopy or fNIRS and motion capture gloves to measure how children learn to plan and achieve goals. Pictured: Finn

Mind

A new kind of brain scan is letting us understand how toddlers think

Technological advances mean that we can finally tackle an age-old question: what's going on in the minds of children?

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Mini-brain organoids

Health

Lab-grown human mini-brains kept alive for a year by slicing them up

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Close-up of gay couple hands on table

Health

Sexual desire may be triggered by gentle touch sensors in your skin

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Sarah works in her community garden on Saturday, September 25, 2021. PHOTOS BY JOHN LOK / for UCSF

Health

Woman’s depression treated by an implant responding to brain patterns

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Young woman smelling food

Health

Woman who first gained sense of smell at age 24 finds it disturbing

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Middle aged woman looking out of the window in the boardroom

Health

Mentally demanding jobs linked with lower dementia risk in later life

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Brain artwork

Humans

Neuroscientists are ignoring the differences between males and females

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David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses

Mind

David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses

Features

AI lets man with paralysis type by just thinking about handwriting

Technology

AI lets man with paralysis type by just thinking about handwriting

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Christmas crafts: How to make your own amazing optical illusion

Christmas crafts: How to make your own amazing optical illusion

In anamorphic illusions, the image appears distorted until viewed from the one vantage point at which it resolves into a perfect three-dimensional projection. Follow our guide to create your own – and don't forget to share it!

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Optogenetics

Humans

Unique review: A fascinating look at the science of individuality

Culture

Health

How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

Features

Health

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

Culture

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