Mind
Your brain power varies throughout the year, peaking in autumn
Adults in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere perform better in cognitive tests in early autumn, and dementia symptoms peak in winter and spring
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Mind
Struggling to multitask? Your brain might have hit full capacity
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Health
Multiple sclerosis drug is first to dramatically cut brain shrinkage
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Health
How a positive mind really can create a healthier body
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Mind
Flashing checkerboard patterns let us see a picture that doesn’t exist
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Nose breathing in yoga may calm the mind by slowing brainwaves
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Mind
We can train ourselves to be better at knowing when we are wrong
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Humans
The Neuroscience of Emotion: time to take our emotions very seriously
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Boy’s brain works just fine after a large piece was removed
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Technology
This mind-controlled robotic arm lets you do two things at once
Need a hand? Eight people have reliably used a mind-controlled robotic third arm to perform two tasks simultaneously
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High blood pressure in older people linked to Alzheimer’s disease
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Wearing a tie may be restricting blood flow to your brain
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Health
Yoga and meditation work better if you have a brain zap too
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Humans
The brain’s secret powerhouse that makes us who we are
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