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neuroscience

A robot hand is in the foreground and Nathan Copeland can be seen in the background

Mind

Quadriplegic man feels touch on robotic hand with brain implant

A person who is paralysed from the neck down has felt the sensation of touch from a robotic hand for the first time, thanks to electrodes inserted in his brain

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Multiple images of brain

Health

Grand project to unify global efforts to understand the brain

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Building blocks of memories seen in brains for the first time

Humans

Building blocks of memories seen in brains for the first time

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lots of bats in flight at dusk, with one lit up in the foreground

Technology

Nanobots could swarm like bats to hunt out brain tumours

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a rat moving fast - all its legs off the grass. it looks very purposeful

Life

Rewinding memories may help us recall where the good stuff is

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A green, transparent mouse

Life

Mouse's body made entirely transparent to reveal nervous system

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silhouette of a person next to a sign pointing the way to a polling station

Humans

Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour

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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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Illustration of three different kinds of brain cell

Health

Mysterious dark brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s and stress

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Revealed: the teenage brain upgrades that occur before adulthood

Humans

Revealed: the teenage brain upgrades that occur before adulthood

Editing, pruning and strengthening of neuron connections in adolescent brains makes for sleeker performance – but errors may cause schizophrenia

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Life

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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Life

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

Insight

Humans

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

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