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Thank the ur-worm for Shakespeare's brain

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Thank the ur-worm for Shakespeare's brain

The hallmark of the human brain – its enormous cortex – can be traced back 600 million years to the ancestor of a primitive worm

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Brain imaging monitors effect of movie magic

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Brain imaging monitors effect of movie magic

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Money can buy you happiness – up to a point

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Thank mothers for large ape brains

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Thank mothers for large ape brains

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What's in a name? The words behind thought

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What's in a name? The words behind thought

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Psychoactive drugs: From recreation to medication

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Psychoactive drugs: From recreation to medication

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Why your brain flips over visual illusions

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Why your brain flips over visual illusions

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Success, not size 0, makes women want to eat less

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Success, not size 0, makes women want to eat less

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Oxytocin fails 'trust elixir' test

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The mind's eye: How the brain sorts out what you see

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The mind's eye: How the brain sorts out what you see

Can you tell a snake from a pretzel? Some can't – and their experiences are revealing how the brain builds up a coherent picture of the world

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Scalpels and skulls point to Bronze Age brain surgery

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Anticipation of pain makes it hurt more, even days later

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Skull electrodes give memory a boost

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MRI scans could diagnose autism

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