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Flowers petals and leaves forming brain shape inside male's head silhouette made out of grass on yellow background.

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Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root

The neat picture we once had about the causes of mental illness has turned out to be wrong, but we are building an understanding of a new single underlying factor

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Digital generated image of low poly net structured transparent data brain made out of golden wires with glowing blue edges against purple background.

Mind

Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness

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Health

Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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Mind

Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death experiences

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England's football captain Harry Kane after his team was knocked out of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final in December 2022

Mind

We now know why we mess up when the stakes are high

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Health

Two brain pathways identified that govern the urge to itch

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Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination

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Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination

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A scanning electron micrograph of neurons in the corpus striatum part of a foetal brain

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Roots of five medical conditions shown in map of the developing brain

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Life

Memories may be sorted by the thalamus before being stored long term

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Cell types in a mouse's brain, coloured according to their subclass

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Most detailed map of mouse brain includes 5200 different types of cell

Researchers have mapped cell types in a mouse's brain, which could help us pinpoint the cells to target when treating various medical conditions

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Health

Botox injections in forehead alter brain activity linked to emotions

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Comment

Your Brain on Art review: Fascinating guide needs a bit more science

Culture

Health

A new mitochondrial theory of Alzheimer's deserves serious attention

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Health

Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia

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