Humans
Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA
Many people carry Neanderthal DNA that can affect brain cell growth and the insulation around neurons – and that may have a small impact on brain performance
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Mind
Brain scans reveal why your brain forgets details
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Dean Burnett: What makes your brain happy
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Chris Timmermann: Exploring consciousness using psychedelics
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Health
Gene therapy injection into spinal cord halts ALS in adult mice
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Your gut is full of neurons and they are replaced every 2 weeks
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Parkinson’s disease may start in the appendix and travel to the brain
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Spinal implants are getting better at reversing paralysis
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Mind
The truth behind ASMR and the craze for videos causing ‘head orgasms’
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Nick Ramsey: Our cyborg future
Neuroscientist Nick Ramsey shows how brain-computer interface implants can transform the lives of people with strokes, dementia and trauma
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Mind
Why memories are an illusion and forgetting is good for you
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Your brain is like 100 billion mini-computers all working together
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Mind
Henry Marsh: A life in brain surgery
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Animals can count, but can’t read numbers – and now we know why
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