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‘Sleepless’ gene hints at the nature of slumber
Flies with a genetic mutation that controls how brain cells fire have been found to sleep 80% less than normal flies
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Babies use grown-up memory tricks
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Brain’s response to being spurned is affected by race
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Brains apart: The real difference between the sexes
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How we can learn from children with half a brain
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Disgust comes in three revolting flavours
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Did ‘burrowing’ placenta give us big brains?
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Should researchers tell over bad news brain scans?
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The language detective
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Secret sleep of birds revealed in brain scans
Zebra finches show many features of sleep, which had previously been assumed to be the sole preserve of mammals
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Omega-3s are twice as important for girls as boys
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Mirror neurons control erection response to porn
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Gay brains structured like those of the opposite sex
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Is a sniff of coffee as good as a sip?
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