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Will brain stimulation for autism diminish my special talents?
Stimulating my brain with magnetism helped me connect with others, but I can't help wondering if it could also hamper cognitive gifts, says John Elder Robison
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The self comes under attack in Nick Payne’s new play, Elegy
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The teenager who can’t help speaking in a French accent
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Coma brain scans predict if a person will ever recover awareness
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Humans
Map of the brain’s word filing system could help us read minds
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Humans
The upside of nightmares: How bad dreams are also good for you
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Sleeping away from home? Half your brain is still awake
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The foundations of schizophrenia may be laid down in the womb
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We are zombies rewriting our mental history to feel in control
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I’m the first quadriplegic person to regain thought-control of my arm
After being paralysed six years ago, Ian Burkhart is now able to swipe a credit card and play the computer game Guitar Hero, thanks to a device that uses machine learning to read his thoughts and stimulate his arm
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Brain implant lets paralysed man move his hand with his thoughts
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In sync: How to take control of your many body clocks
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First LSD brain imaging study offers insights into consciousness
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Surfing Uncertainty: Do our dynamic brains predict the world?
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