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How LSD affects the brain and creates its trippy effect
There's renewed interest in using LSD to treat a range of psychiatric conditions. New findings probe how it works and hint at ways to use it therapeutically
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Three ways to find your purpose in life and reap the benefits
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Gene-blocking therapy reverses Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice
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We need smarter ways to probe primate brains
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Animals that grow designer organs for humans are a step closer
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Drilling into my skull and injecting stem cells helped my stroke
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Brainwaves could act as your password – but not if you’re drunk
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Cellular recovery: How self-help could aid the damaged brain
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Concussed athletes more likely to injure their legs months later
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Mice turn into killers when brain circuit is triggered by laser
Two sets of neurons control whether a mouse will pounce to kill. Using a technique called optogenetics, researchers can turn this behaviour on and off
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Mini-brains made from teeth help reveal what makes us sociable
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Why mums and babies prefer to keep to one side of each other
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Zapping the brain really does seem to improve depression
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Miniature brain and skull found inside 16-year-old girl’s ovary
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