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Humans

Everything you've heard about sniffing oxytocin might be wrong

A nasal dose of the cuddle chemical makes us trust each other more. Or so we thought, until unpublished data started to come to light

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Humans

Map of the brain's word filing system could help us read minds

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Humans

Surfing Uncertainty: Do our dynamic brains predict the world?

CultureLab

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Technology

Thync piece: Do mind-altering wearables live up to the billing?

News

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Health

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

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Humans

'Torture' study redo shows people feel less agency under orders

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Life

How to prove controversial consciousness theory? Ask a physicist

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Life

Mind-reading tech helps beginners quickly learn to play Bach

News

Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

Life

Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

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Your face is mapped on the surface of other people's brains

Health

Your face is mapped on the surface of other people's brains

The spatial layout of your body parts is reflected in the way the neurons that control each bit are organised - now it seems other people's faces are too

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Life

How to master your habits and take control of your life

Features

Health

Road map of awareness could help us rouse unconscious people

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Life

Is quantum physics behind your brain's ability to think?

Features

Health

Alzheimer's drug found to cause harm to mouse brain cells

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