Humans
Genetic light switches show that fMRI = brain activity
By switching neurons on and off, neuroscientists have tried to settle the question of whether brain scans give a snapshot of neural excitation
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Bumpology: My fetus is smarter than an earthworm
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Earth
Mysterious ball lightning may be a hallucination
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Humans
Innovation: Teaching robots some manners
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Humans
The real Avatar: body transfer turns men into girls
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Mirror neurons seen behaving normally in autism
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Bonding hormone helps men recognise emotions
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Humans
Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth
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Humans
Living in denial: Unleashing a lie
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Humans
Witness brain scan won’t reveal whether the face fits
Using fMRI to monitor brain activity of witnesses in court reveals no more than what they say they remember
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Humans
‘Impossible motion’ trick wins Illusion Contest
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Gene switch rejuvenates failing mouse brains
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Humans
Harmonious minds: The hunt for universal music
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Humans
Did we evolve a special ability for catching cheats?
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