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neuroscience

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

Health

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

David Eagleman's book Livewired explores neuroplasticity, the brain's superpower, which lets it reshape after extreme surgery and adapt to losing a sense

Culture

Sleeping baby

Health

The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers

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We can train our brain to access our unconscious for a cognitive boost

Health

We can train our brain to access our unconscious for a cognitive boost

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How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

Health

How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

Features

Electric current helps dampen tics in people with Tourette's syndrome

Health

Electric current helps dampen tics in people with Tourette's syndrome

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Neurons in cages

Health

Brain cells reach out to each other through miniature cages

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Rotten fish

Health

Rotten fish smell could detect awareness in people with brain injuries

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Rats

Technology

Robots with 3D-printed muscles are powered by the spines of rats

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Stress early in life can make a child’s brain more like an adult's

Mind

Stress early in life can make a child’s brain more like an adult's

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Pearse Keane at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ Live 2019

Video

How DeepMind's artificial intelligence is reinventing the eye exam

Join Pearse Keane to find out why the NHS is collaborating with AI company DeepMind and how deep learning could transform ophthalmology

Video

Health

Genetically modified neurons could help us connect to implants

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Humans

Don't miss: War in Westworld, the power of sight and unearthly audio

Culture

Humans

Don't miss: A singing bridge, a lost people and brilliant minds

Culture

Humans

Who do you think you are? Why your sense of self is an illusion

Features

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