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A person sits on the edge of a bed looking dejected

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Insomnia could be caused by loose connections in the brain

Scanning the brains of people with severe insomnia has shown that the white matter bundles connecting brain regions could be to blame for the condition

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Toxic form of tau protein foils memory formation in Alzheimer's

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Toxic form of tau protein foils memory formation in Alzheimer's

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Stack of photographs of someone, some quite old

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People who never forget their past could have unique kind of OCD

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Technology

Getting stuff wrong is key to smarter artificial intelligence

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stammer artwork

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Stuttering isn't only psychological – and a cure might be coming

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Neurons in the brain

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Brain-shocking therapy may work by boosting calcium in the brain

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Brains of elderly people who exercise look 10 years younger

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Brains of elderly people who exercise look 10 years younger

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An angry man leaning out of a car and gesticulating at the camera

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Explosive road rage-like anger linked to parasite spread by cats

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A couple scared while watching a film

Life

‘Fearless’ twins reveal how our bodies affect our emotions

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Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

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Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

How does natural selection create so much complexity so fast? A bold new theory says it learns and remembers past solutions just as our brains do

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Life

Manta rays are first fish to recognise themselves in a mirror

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Humans

What makes you conscious – and where is it in your brain?

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Technology

Rats learn to sense infrared in hours thanks to brain implants

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Life

Newborn neurons observed in a live brain for first time

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