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Brain implant boosts human memory by mimicking how we learn
A device that zaps the brain with electricity has improved people’s scores on memory tests. It may have the power to help dementia, or boost other brain skills
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Your brain signals weaken and slow down when you’re really tired
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First results from young blood Alzheimer’s trial are criticised
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We’ve finally seen how the sleeping brain stores memories
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Brain farts: 9 ways your brain can make you feel stupid
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We’ve seen how our brains file away memories for the first time
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Monkeys can be tricked into thinking all objects are familiar
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Childhood exercise may protect against memory loss in old age
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The slime mould instruments that make sweet music
One composer is collaborating with single-celled critters that can jam right along with him
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Mind
Brain box: Multitasking chips that can match the human mind
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Eating a lower calorie diet improves learning ability in worms
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Signs of Alzheimer’s found in chimpanzees for the first time
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Lasers reactivate ‘lost’ memories in mice with Alzheimer’s
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