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Dementia

Definition

Dementia

Dementia is the deterioration of brain functioning beyond that of normal ageing. There are multiple types, the most common being Alzheimer’s disease.

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Psychedelic drug helps treat PTSD and traumatic brain injuries

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Zapping the brain with electricity makes us easier to hypnotise

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Technology

AI learns to recognise objects with the efficiency of a newborn chick

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Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life

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Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into written text

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AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition

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We now know why we find some jokes funny - thanks to Seinfeld

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Brain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic injury years later

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Life

Marmosets swap brain cells with their siblings

Most marmosets have non-identical twins or triplets, which exchange blood cells while in the uterus - and now it seems they also swap certain brain cells

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Genital herpes linked to accelerated brain shrinkage

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The brain's waste disposal system can prevent swelling after an injury

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You probably don't need 8 hours of sleep for a healthy brain

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We forget details when our brain picks the wrong thing to remember

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