Physics
Is reality real? How evolution blinds us to the truth about the world
We assume our senses see reality as it is - but that could be just an evolved illusion obscuring the true workings of quantum theory and consciousness
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Mind
Brain scans hint the mysterious ‘sonic attack’ in Cuba was real
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Health
Nerve surgery helps people with paralysis control their hands and arms
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Life
Every single neuron in an animal mapped out for the first time
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Physics
The time paradox: How your brain creates the fourth dimension
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Synaesthesia
Mind
Miniature brains grown in the lab have human-like neural activity
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Health
Findings that many unconscious people may be aware is a wake-up call
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Mind
Fate vs free will: A new book clarifies the determinism debate
Culture
Mind
How people with extreme imagination are helping explain consciousness
The first studies of people with hyperphantasia – hyper-vivid mental imagery – are revealing how our imaginations shape the world we perceive and make us who we are
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Health
Two brain-rejuvenating proteins have been identified in young blood
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Health
Brain scans reveal magic mushroom drug enhances mindfulness meditation
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Mind
Neuroscientist Sophie Scott on why we laugh and a love of thermostats
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Technology
The truth about lie detectors: They don’t work and never have
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