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Having the left or right hemisphere of the brain removed as a child to treat epileptic seizures may not affect their ability to recognise words or faces as an adult

Health

People with half a brain removed do well at face and word recognition

Adults who had the left or right hemisphere of their brain removed as children to treat epileptic seizures had accuracy scores of over 80 per cent on word and face recognition tasks

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Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate to accumulate in our brain, leading to mental fatigue

Mind

Why thinking hard for several hours can leave you mentally exhausted

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Abstract illustration of a neuron

Technology

Artificial neuron swaps dopamine with rat brain cells like a real one

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Mild exercise halts cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's

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Memory problems after covid-19 more common in people with smell loss

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Digital restoration of fossil child and adult crania

Humans

Shape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years

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A 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain of a 65-year-old after a stroke. The orange coloring represents an area of dead tissue

Health

Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice

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The covid-19 virus, SARS-COV-2, inside and on top of tunneling nanotubes

Health

Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

Health

What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

Features

Man wearing an EEG cap to record brainwaves

Technology

AI can use your brainwaves to see things that you can't

A computer algorithm can use a technique called "ghost imaging" to reconstruct objects from a person's brainwaves that the person themselves can't see

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Health

Drugs used to treat ADHD and depression may ease Alzheimer's symptoms

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Health

Brain electrodes may be a long-lasting aid for severe depression

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Health

We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

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Mind

Simple webcam test could show whether you lack a mind's eye

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