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Awesome awe: The emotion that gives us superpowers

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Awesome awe: The emotion that gives us superpowers

Awe is so powerful it alters your sense of self, connects you with humanity and boosts your mind and body. And there's a surprising way to get more of it

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Stem cells in the brain's hypothalamus help mice stay young

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Fish can't recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us

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Your eardrums move in sync with your eyes but we don’t know why

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Your eardrums move in sync with your eyes but we don’t know why

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Smart but dumb: probing the mysteries of brainless intelligence

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A brain-training app

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Brain-training game fails test against regular computer games

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Serious head injuries nearly double your risk of dementia

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Using light to reset the body clock can treat brain disorders

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The ethics issue: Should we make everyone 'normal'?

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Amputees control avatar by imagining moving their missing limbs

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Amputees control avatar by imagining moving their missing limbs

Even after losing a limb, brain activity associated with imagined movements can be read by an fMRI brain scanner and used to control a computer character

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Best evidence yet that Parkinson's could be autoimmune disease

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Anxiety drug may prevent common virus that causes birth defects

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Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s

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Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

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