Building bionic people and controlling computers with thought alone
Take brains, add computer connections, and watch people with brain injury or paraplegia function by thought alone. Renowned engineer John Donoghue explains how.
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People with autism are less likely to fall for an out-of-body illusion
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It’s not an illusion, you have free will. It’s just not what you think
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Brain zap prison experiment suspended by Spanish government
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How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains
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8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline
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Silencing brain cells in mice can make them no longer care about pain
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Bereaved people unconsciously suppress thoughts of lost loved ones
Brain scanning has revealed that grieving people can actively suppress thoughts of a dead relative without realising that they are doing it
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Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you
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Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA
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Brain scans reveal why your brain forgets details
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Dean Burnett: What makes your brain happy
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