Health
Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake
While déjà-vu is a false feeling of familiarity, déjà-rêvé is a rare experience of suddenly recalling a dream – and it can be sparked by zapping the brain
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Humans
Surprise! Having a big brain really does mean having less muscle
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Environment
Birds ‘dream sing’ by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep
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Environment
Young ‘dinosauromorphs’ may have begged for food like baby birds
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Humans
Some people identify smells as easily as if they were colours
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Health
Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive
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Life
Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?
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Humans
Huge dose of brain chemical dopamine may have made us smart
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Health
Your eardrums move in sync with your eyes but we don’t know why
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Theatre takes a technological leap to probe the nature of memory
The one-man masterpiece 887 uses breathtaking miniatures and skilful sleight of hand to explore the chaotic way our memories work, finds Stewart Pringle
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Health
Your brain fills gaps in your hearing without you realising
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Environment
Sociable woodpeckers that cooperate have evolved smaller brains
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Life
Monkeys should be able to talk just like us – so why don’t they?
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Health
Brain stimulation guides people through an invisible maze
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