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Free will

Mind

Free will: Can neuroscience reveal if your choices are yours to make?

Philosophers have wrestled with the question of whether we are truly free to decide on our actions for centuries. Now, insights from genetics, neuroscience and evolutionary biology are shedding fresh light on the issue

Features

Claudio was born with a joint condition that restricted the range of motion in the joints of his neck

Mind

Man who sees upside down provides clues on how we process faces

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box jellyfish

Life

Jellyfish can learn from experience even though they lack a brain

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Brain activity in speech production shown on a coloured functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRIf) scan

Mind

The entire brain may be involved in language, not just a few regions

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2R61H1F Dean Lloyd (left) uses a touch screen monitor to test his Argus II eye implant at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Neuroscientist Matthew McMahon monitors Lloyd's progress. Lloyd, who has been completely blind for several years, can now see rough images of shapes and colors thanks to the experimental implant developed by Second Sight. (Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Health

Doctors warn about the rise of people with obsolete medical implants

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Life

Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive

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Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

Technology

Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

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Technology

AI recreates clip of Pink Floyd song from recordings of brain activity

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Rats laugh at a pitch too high for humans to hear

Life

Rats have a 'laugh centre' in their brains that responds to tickling

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Microscope image of Krause corpuscles

Health

Neurons that respond to vibration discovered in the clitoris and penis

The purpose of Krause corpuscles, sensory structures in the genitals, has long been a mystery, but it now seems they contain neurons that respond to vibration and are key to sexual motivation and function, according to work in mice

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Life

Octopuses have a REM-like sleep state where they appear to dream

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Mind

Brain activity 'barcodes' may be linked to specific memories in birds

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Health

Man with paralysis can walk by activating spine implants with his mind

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Technology

Rats can move objects in virtual reality using only their thoughts

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