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Humans

Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour

Brain Scanner聽is聽Simon Oxenham's weekly column that sifts the pseudoscience from the neuroscience

A well providing drinking water to the tiny town of Hugo, Colo. is treated as a crime scene, July 22, 2016. Residents of the small town have been told not to drink the water after it was found to be contaminated with THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana -- possibly a result of tampering.

Health

Why do we fall for false positives even though they’re common?

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Health

Mysterious dark brain cells linked to Alzheimer鈥檚 and stress

Humans

Revealed: the teenage brain upgrades that occur before adulthood

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Health

Memories of favourite locations have a special place in brain

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Humans

First evidence that synaesthesia gives colour to sign language

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Environment

When is an animal a person? Neuroscience tries to set the rules

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Humans

How the size and shape of your glass affects how much you drink

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Health

Fixed by light: Flick a switch to banish pain and blindness

Young woman pressing snooze button on early morning digital alarm clock radio

Humans

Want to control your dreams? These tips may boost your chances

Brain Scanner is Simon Oxenham's weekly column that sifts the pseudoscience from the neuroscience

Health

NHS could soon use smart outfit to diagnose epilepsy

Humans

Do you get your best work done in coffee shops? Here’s why

Environment

Culture picks: Time to spring-clean your mind

Humans

Everything you’ve heard about sniffing oxytocin might be wrong