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psychology

Darting eyes in REM sleep are seeing objects in your dreams

Life

Darting eyes in REM sleep are seeing objects in your dreams

When your eyes move during sleep, are they "seeing" anything? Research suggests these movements could be looking at objects in our mind's eye

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Fish oil pills may help teenagers stave off schizophrenia

Health

Fish oil pills may help teenagers stave off schizophrenia

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What if … Intelligence is a dead end?

Life

What if … Intelligence is a dead end?

Features

What if … We don't need bodies?

Life

What if … We don't need bodies?

Features

Why music makes us feel good: It releases brain's painkillers

Life

Why music makes us feel good: It releases brain's painkillers

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Software checks if your brain is busy before it interrupts you

Life

Software checks if your brain is busy before it interrupts you

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<i>Kabbalah</i>: Mystical lessons for modern neuroscience

Life

Kabbalah: Mystical lessons for modern neuroscience

CultureLab

How our capacity to lie peaks in young adulthood

Humans

How our capacity to lie peaks in young adulthood

Opinion

New Alzheimer's drugs: What do they do and could they be a cure?

Health

New Alzheimer's drugs: What do they do and could they be a cure?

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Life

Universal plaque-busting drug could treat various brain diseases

A drug that breaks up different types of brain plaque shows promising results in animals and could prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

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Life

Can't get Kylie out of your head? Blame the shape of your brain

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Humans

How your unknown prejudices can dictate your actions in a crisis

Opinion

Life

How does brain science affect our responsibility for actions?

Leader

Life

Train your brain for better hearing

Features

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