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You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

Humans

You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

We have a strong sense of continuous, coherent existence – yet from the cells that make our bodies to our defining character traits, we are in a constant state of change

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Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

Humans

Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

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woman texting

Mind

People easily distracted by their phones perform worse on memory tests

News

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

Health

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

Culture

Sleeping baby

Health

The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers

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Clocks forming a brain

Humans

Our sense of time may be warped because parts of our brain get tired

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Definition

Nature versus nurture

Woman touching bridge of nose (Stress)

Definition

Stress

Alzheimer's beta-amyloid fibrils

Health

Alzheimer’s disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain

News

Sick woman with headache with motion sickness.

Definition

Motion sickness

Motion sickness is thought to be connected to our vestibular system – the delicate structure deep inside the ear responsible for balance

Health

A sugary diet changes gut bacteria and worsens brain function in rats

News

Mind

Consciousness isn't just the brain: The body shapes your sense of self

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Life

Brain switch lets us control a kind of suspended animation in mice

News

Health

How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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