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Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain

Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions

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Trial participant Emily Wheldon with one of the researchers as she practiced attempting to move the lost fingers from her amputated arm before going into an MRI scanner

Mind

Our brain doesn't actually reorganise itself after an amputation

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A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

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Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

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Someone with paralysis using the brain-computer interface. The text above is the cued sentence and the text below is what is being decoded in real-time as she imagines speaking the sentence

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Mind-reading AI can turn even imagined speech into spoken words

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What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve?

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A ribosome (centre) producing a protein (red) from mRNA. The dark purple strands represent transfer RNA, which are also involved in protein production

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Ageing in the brain may be caused by a breakdown in protein production

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The pandemic may have aged our brains even before we caught covid-19

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A youthful brain and immune system may be key to a long life

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Developing brain cells from the hippocampus growing in culture

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Do we grow new brain cells as adults? The answer seems to be yes

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children

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Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

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Humans

Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why?

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Cyborg tadpoles are helping us learn how brain development starts

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Massaging the neck and face may help flush waste out of the brain

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