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Young woman smelling food

Health

Woman who first gained sense of smell at age 24 finds it disturbing

A woman born without the brain regions needed to smell has puzzled doctors by gaining the ability to detect some smells in her twenties – an experience that has caused her anxiety

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Middle aged woman looking out of the window in the boardroom

Health

Mentally demanding jobs linked with lower dementia risk in later life

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Brain artwork

Humans

Neuroscientists are ignoring the differences between males and females

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David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses

Mind

David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses

Features

AI lets man with paralysis type by just thinking about handwriting

Technology

AI lets man with paralysis type by just thinking about handwriting

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Christmas crafts: How to make your own amazing optical illusion

Christmas crafts: How to make your own amazing optical illusion

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Optogenetics, Illustration

Definition

Optogenetics

Unique review: A fascinating look at the science of individuality

Humans

Unique review: A fascinating look at the science of individuality

Culture

How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

Health

How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

Features

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

David Eagleman's book Livewired explores neuroplasticity, the brain's superpower, which lets it reshape after extreme surgery and adapt to losing a sense

Culture

Health

The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers

News

Health

We can train our brain to access our unconscious for a cognitive boost

News

Health

How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

Features

Health

Electric current helps dampen tics in people with Tourette's syndrome

News