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Two brain networks behave differently in people who are suicidal

Mind

Two brain networks behave differently in people who are suicidal

People who are suicidal seem to have unusual patterns of activity in two parts of the brain that can be detected in a scanner

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Mind

If you don’t notice something within 1.5 seconds, you may never see it

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Henning Beck

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Why embracing failure, mistakes and forgetfulness is key to success

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Mind

Europe’s first home brain-zap device for depression launched in UK

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Newly discovered brain cells help us recall where we last saw objects

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Health

Damping down brain cell activity may help us to live longer

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X-rays of human and chimp

Mind

Humans evolved to think faster by slowing down brain development

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Joseph Plateau

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Joseph Plateau’s spinning disc illusions were the forerunner of cinema

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Your reaction times may be slower during a heartbeat

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Your heartbeat may shape how likely you are to have a car crash

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Thibault walks using an exoskeleton

Technology

A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a man with paralysis walk again

A man who has paralysis has managed to walk again using an exoskeleton he controls with his mind. The suit is directed by electrodes that rest on the brain's surface, but it can't yet allow independent walking

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Mind

Man sees the world in miniature after a stroke damages his brain

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Mind

True nature of consciousness: Solving the biggest mystery of your mind

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A single severe head injury can trigger long-term brain damage

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What makes us addicts? Judith Grisel is determined to find out

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