Health
Stress hormone combats fear of heights
A dose of cortisol helps acrophobics get over their fear of heights
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Humans
Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry
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Humans
Religion is irrational, but so is atheism
Opinion
Humans
Memory may be built with standard building blocks
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Health
Gene therapy for Parkinson’s passes the ultimate test
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Humans
Fluid societies powered human evolution
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Humans
Night life: This is your brain on dreams
Features
Health
Lack of sleep makes for a more reckless bet
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Health
The brain engineer: Shining a light on consciousness
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Health
Lab-grown neurons might repair Alzheimer’s brains
Alzheimer's disease kills brain cells vital for memory – now we can make new ones from human embryonic stem cells, raising hopes of transplants
News
Humans
Boy brain, girl brain: How the sexes act differently
Features
Humans
Ideas conjure up colour for swimming synaesthete
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Health
When the mind’s eye processes language
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Health
Most ‘locked-in’ people are happy, survey finds
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