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Henning Beck

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Why embracing failure, mistakes and forgetfulness is key to success

Making mistakes helps us learn and get better at stuff, says neuroscientist Henning Beck, but be wary of thinking what works for humans will work for AI

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Europe’s first home brain-zap device for depression launched in UK

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Newly discovered brain cells help us recall where we last saw objects

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Damping down brain cell activity may help us to live longer

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Humans evolved to think faster by slowing down brain development

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Joseph Plateau

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Joseph Plateau’s spinning disc illusions were the forerunner of cinema

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Your reaction times may be slower during a heartbeat

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Your heartbeat may shape how likely you are to have a car crash

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A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a man with paralysis walk again

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A shrunken world

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Man sees the world in miniature after a stroke damages his brain

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True nature of consciousness: Solving the biggest mystery of your mind

Far from being a mystical “ghost in the machine”, consciousness evolved as a practical mental tool and we could engineer it in a robot using these simple guidelines

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A single severe head injury can trigger long-term brain damage

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What makes us addicts? Judith Grisel is determined to find out

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Mini-brains grown in a lab show neural activity like preterm babies

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