Technology
Temporary scalp tattoo can be used to record brain activity
EEG recordings used in neurology could be made simpler by replacing the usual electrodes, wires and gels with a tattoo printed onto the scalp
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Could brain freezing cure all disease – indirectly?
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Weight-loss medications may also ease chronic pain
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Mind
Why hairy animals shake themselves dry
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Neuroscientist finds her brain shrinks while taking birth control
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Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats’ memory
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Mind
Separating the “woo” from the work of manifesting in two new books
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Weight-loss drugs lower impulse to eat – and perhaps to exercise too
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Hot sauce taste test reveals how expectations shape pleasure and pain
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Microglia: How the brain’s immune cells may be causing dementia
They fight invaders, clear debris and tend neural connections, but sometimes microglia go rogue. Preventing this malfunction may offer new treatments for brain conditions including Alzheimer's
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Mind
This is how your brain knows when the beat is about to drop
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Mind
A type of brain cell helps explain the calming influence of mothers
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Nine profiles of neurodiverse people reveal rich and creative worlds
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We may finally know how the placebo effect relieves pain
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