Humans
The evolutionary story of the ‘language gene’
When biologists discovered the role of FOXP2 in language, they thought it would set us apart from other animals. How wrong they were.
Features
Humans
Why real and imagined disgust have the same effect
News
Health
Mind games reveal people who are ‘blind’ to trust
News
Health
Is ‘miracle’ Alzheimer’s cure too good to be true?
Features
Humans
Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia
News
Health
Wheelchairs may impair spinal-cord recovery
News
Humans
‘Sleepless’ gene hints at the nature of slumber
News
Humans
Babies use grown-up memory tricks
News
Humans
Brain’s response to being spurned is affected by race
News
Humans
Brains apart: The real difference between the sexes
The human brain is complex enough. But imagine if there were not one, but two, says Hannah Hoag
Features
Health
How we can learn from children with half a brain
Opinion
Humans
Disgust comes in three revolting flavours
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Humans
Did ‘burrowing’ placenta give us big brains?
News
Health
Should researchers tell over bad news brain scans?
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