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Chris Timmermann: Exploring consciousness using psychedelics

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Chris Timmermann: Exploring consciousness using psychedelics

Psychedelic drugs are a gateway to an alternative reality. Neuroscientist Chris Timmermann gives them to volunteers and then scans their brains

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Gene therapy injection into spinal cord halts ALS in adult mice

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Nerve cells in small intestine

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Your gut is full of neurons and they are replaced every 2 weeks

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The truth behind ASMR and the craze for videos causing 'head orgasms'

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Nick Ramsey: Our cyborg future

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Nick Ramsey: Our cyborg future

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Memory special: How can two people recall an event so differently?

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Memory special: What happens to memories over time?

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Memory special: Is your memory normal?

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Memory special: Can you choose what to forget?

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Memory special: What happens to your memories while you sleep?

As you slumber, the brain is a whir of activity sorting and storing your memories. How does it know which to choose, and how can you game the system?

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Memory special: Can you supercharge your memory?

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Memory special: Do we even know what memory is for?

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Bone hormone released during exercise may lead to new memory-loss drug

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Your brain is like 100 billion mini-computers all working together

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