Humans
Language lessons: You are what you speak
The more we search for a universal language instinct, the more hints we find that actually our mother tongues make us think in different ways
Features
Health
How phones ring a bell in your head
News
Humans
Genetic light switches show that fMRI = brain activity
News
Health
Bumpology: My fetus is smarter than an earthworm
News
Earth
Mysterious ball lightning may be a hallucination
News
Humans
Innovation: Teaching robots some manners
News
Humans
The real Avatar: body transfer turns men into girls
News
Health
Mirror neurons seen behaving normally in autism
News
Health
Bonding hormone helps men recognise emotions
News
Humans
Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth
Denialism satisfies deep emotional needs. That makes it easy to encourage and hard to counter, says Debora MacKenzie
Opinion
Humans
Living in denial: Unleashing a lie
Opinion
Humans
Witness brain scan won’t reveal whether the face fits
News
Humans
‘Impossible motion’ trick wins Illusion Contest
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Health
Gene switch rejuvenates failing mouse brains
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