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Is evil a disease? ISIS and the neuroscience of brutality

It's hard to understand how the Nazis, ISIS and other radical groups can turn ordinary people into brutal killers. But perhaps evil is a disease – one we can treat

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Ultrasound prises open brain's protective barrier for first time

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Ultrasound prises open brain's protective barrier for first time

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Alzheimer's drug found to cause harm to mouse brain cells

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Alzheimer's drug found to cause harm to mouse brain cells

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Brain expert: Why I jumped ship to Google

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Brain expert: Why I jumped ship to Google

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Lie-detecting algorithm spots fibbing faces better than humans

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Lie-detecting algorithm spots fibbing faces better than humans

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Would you take a genetic test that could lay bare your destiny?

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Would you take a genetic test that could lay bare your destiny?

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My brain collection could help us all thrive in old age

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My brain collection could help us all thrive in old age

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Appy talk: How tech is changing the way we learn languages

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Appy talk: How tech is changing the way we learn languages

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Alzheimer's drug helps keep people out of care homes for longer

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Alzheimer's drug helps keep people out of care homes for longer

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Musical training may give your brain waves more rhythm

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Musical training may give your brain waves more rhythm

Musicians are better than the rest of us at synchronising their brains to slow music. The finding suggests music training could help people with dyslexia

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Old rat brains rejuvenated and new neurons grown by asthma drug

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What will it take for humans to take advice from a robot?

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Deep brain stimulation: A wonder treatment pushed too far?

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A labour lost?

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