Life
Rats have a ‘laugh centre’ in their brains that responds to tickling
A region of the midbrain in rodents appears to be instrumental in enabling rats to engage in laughter and play
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Deep-brain probe can read a rat’s brain without surgical implants
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Mind
Brain scans are putting a major theory of consciousness to the test
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Mind
We now know how our brain works to overcome negative emotions
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Health
How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from ageing to cancer
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Mind
We know now what happens in our brain to make us scared of heights
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Mind
Why you shouldn’t believe claims that there are 7 types of ADHD
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Mind
How your brain stays focused on conversations in a noisy room
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Health
People with synaesthesia blend their senses – now we know why
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Health
How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer
We know that exercising is good for the brain. But now that we understand why, we can say what kinds of workouts maximise the brain-boosting powers of physical exertion
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Humans
Babies can identify people’s faces from just 4 months old
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Technology
Elon Musk’s brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial
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Health
Chronic pain linked to distinctive patterns of brain activity
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Humans
Why our brain uses up more energy than that of any other animal
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