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What gives the human mind its edge?

Life

What gives the human mind its edge?

In The Human Spark: The science of human development, psychologist Jerome Kagan examines what it is to be human – and draws controversial conclusions

Books & Arts

A biological basis for free will

Life

A biological basis for free will

Opinion

Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads

Life

Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads

Features

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

Life

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

News

Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops

Technology

Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops

News

Mindscapes: The man who needs to paralyse himself

Health

Mindscapes: The man who needs to paralyse himself

News

The trouble with neuroscience

Life

The trouble with neuroscience

Books & Arts

The voices within: The power of talking to yourself

Life

The voices within: The power of talking to yourself

Features

String theory may limit space brain threat

Life

String theory may limit space brain threat

News

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Life

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

The adult brain is far more malleable that we thought, and so learning can be child's play if you know how. By David Robson

Features

Health

B vitamins may slow the advance of Alzheimer's

News

Health

Zap the brain with electricity to speed up mental maths

News

Health

Consciousness: What we can learn from altered states

Features

Life

Consciousness: Why we need to build sentient machines

Features

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