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Hungry and angry woman

Health

We really can become ‘hangry’, suggests first real-world test of idea

Some lab-based work has suggested we can become more irritable when we are hungry – now the phenomenon has been seen in the real-world too

News

Deep brain stimulation involves implanting electrodes in the cerebral lobes of the brain, linked through the scalp to wires that lead to a battery implanted below the skin that send electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain

Health

Brain electrodes may be a long-lasting aid for severe depression

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DENVER, CO. - JUNE 16: Edna Abraham Gezahegne is scolded by a man she found slumped over his wheelchair on the 16th Street Mall in Denver, CO, June 16, 2014. The man was angry at Edna for calling 911. She was sure the man needed medical attention and suspected he might have some mental health issues,

Society

Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver

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We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

Health

We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

Features

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Mind

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Features

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Health

Plan to feed phone data of NHS mental health patients to AI mothballed

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Mind

Your brain may have a warning system that suppresses unwanted thoughts

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How interior design choices can boost your mental and physical health

Humans

How interior design choices can boost your mental and physical health

Features

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Health

Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

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Can a phone app really be your therapist?

Technology

Can a phone app really be your therapist?

An inability to access face-to-face therapy has led to the rise of tech alternatives, but do they really improve mental health, asks Eleanor Morgan

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Health

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Features

Health

Hugging a pillow that mimics breathing could reduce anxiety

News

Health

Lose yourself: How transcendent experiences can boost your well-being

Features

Comment

Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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