Humans
The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation
Sleep loss in mice sends the brain鈥檚 immune cells into overdrive. This might be helpful in the short term, but could increase the risk of dementia in the long run
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Humans
Does mind-hack tech mean your brain needs its own legal rights?
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Humans
Deviate attempts to alter the way we perceive the world
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Environment
Drunken crayfish show that loneliness raises alcohol tolerance
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Health
Start-up uses biometrics to tailor music for good night鈥檚 sleep
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Health
Our ability to think in a random way peaks at 25 then declines
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Life
Entire nervous system of an animal recorded for the first time
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Health
Destroying a type of brain cell makes mice really chilled out
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Earth
Changing clocks twice a year is bad for health and energy use
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Health
When I try to imagine my girlfriend’s face, I draw a blank
Jean-Pierre Mooney has aphantasia, which means he is unable to use mental imagery. He talks about how it affects his life and his hopes for a cure
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Health
People with no mind’s eye may help us boost our creativity
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Humans
Emotions are not universal 鈥� we build them for ourselves
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Humans
How to train your brain to be like a memory champion鈥檚
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Health
Mind-reading typing tool for paralysed people is fastest yet
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