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psychology

Even online, emotions can be contagious

Life

Even online, emotions can be contagious

Be careful you don't catch those Facebook blues – positive and negative feelings can spread like viruses through online social networks.

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What's eating Luis Suarez: the psychology of biting

Health

What's eating Luis Suarez: the psychology of biting

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Life

How to curb the threat of homecoming jihadist fighters

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A film homage to a brain-damaged friend

Life

A film homage to a brain-damaged friend

CultureLab

Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains

Life

Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains

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Health

The five most likely ways to beat dementia

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Human brain's ultimate barrier to open for first time

Health

Human brain's ultimate barrier to open for first time

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Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

Life

Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

Opinion

Our humming brains help us learn rapidly

Health

Our humming brains help us learn rapidly

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Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm

Life

Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm

Sarcasm may be called the lowest form of wit, but it still exercises psychologists, linguists and computer scientists hoping to build automatic irony detectors

Features

Health

US brain-map project could dwarf its European rival

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Technology

Memory implants: Chips to fix broken brains

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Life

Information famine at the centre of the infosphere

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Technology

Smart subtitles help you learn a second language

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