Humans
Brain farts: 9 ways your brain can make you feel stupid
Ever walked into a room only to forget why you entered, accidentally called your boss “mum” or burst out laughing at bad news? Here's what's really going on
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Environment
Sex and aggression linked in male mouse brains but not in female
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Health
Blind people repurpose the brain’s visual areas for language
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Environment
Third-hand smoke in furniture and clothes damages mouse organs
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Health
AI spots Alzheimer’s brain changes years before symptoms emerge
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Humans
Five ways technology can read your mind – and what it’s good for
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Health
I found a way to communicate with people trapped in their bodies
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Health
Lost in meditation: Two books argue over mindfulness
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Life
Rat brains seen replaying scary memories as they sleep
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Mind
Even a mask won’t hide you from the latest face recognition tech
A machine learning algorithm has been taught to see through basic disguises, and could identify protesters and criminals hiding their faces – and could render camouflage makeup obsolete
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Humans
Need a creativity boost? Try listening to happy background music
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Health
Don’t quit now: Why you have more willpower than you think
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Health
How menopause and Alzheimer’s change the brain in similar ways
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Health
We’ve seen how our brains file away memories for the first time
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