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First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson’s created
Engineering monkeys to have human brain diseases like Parkinson鈥檚 and Alzheimer鈥檚 will help us to treat the conditions better 鈥� but not everyone likes the idea
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Humans
End-of-day brain drain impairs decision-making
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This is Your Brain on Parasites: strong stories, shaky science
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No disease, no natural conception, no mind of your own. Excited?
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NHS could soon use smart outfit to diagnose epilepsy
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Alzheimer鈥檚 may be caused by brain鈥檚 sticky defence against bugs
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How to sleep better
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Green light found to ease the pain of migraine
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Humans
Everything you’ve heard about sniffing oxytocin might be wrong
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Humans
How sharing other people’s feelings can make you sick
Everyone says we need more empathy 鈥� but too much of it can burn you out. Mind training lessons from monks and psychopaths could help us care without crumbling
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Will brain stimulation for autism diminish my special talents?
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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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