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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

Synaesthesia is sometimes called an ‘extra ability’ that means some people mix colours and words or other sensory inputs. Now, it is becoming clear that it emerges in childhood to help us learn

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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Babies can identify people's faces from just 4 months old

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Neuralink says it has permission to conduct its first human trials

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Elon Musk's brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial

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An X-ray of one study participant, showing implanted electrodes (red patches) connected to a recording implant on both sides of the brain

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Chronic pain linked to distinctive patterns of brain activity

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Magnetic resonance imaging scans showing healthy healthy brains

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Why our brain uses up more energy than that of any other animal

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Robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles to monitor the brain

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Robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles to monitor the brain

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Flowers petals and leaves forming brain shape inside male's head silhouette made out of grass on yellow background.

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Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root

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Digital generated image of low poly net structured transparent data brain made out of golden wires with glowing blue edges against purple background.

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Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness

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Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

A vein of Galen malformation is a condition that can place pressure on a fetus’s heart and lungs and deprive the brain of oxygen. Surgeons corrected this type of blood vessel problem in a fetus for the first time

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Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death experiences

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We now know why we mess up when the stakes are high

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Two brain pathways identified that govern the urge to itch

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Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination

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