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X-rays of human and chimp

Mind

Humans evolved to think faster by slowing down brain development

Using stem cells to grow mini brains in a dish has let us compare the way brains develop in humans, chimpanzees and monkeys, and spot the differences

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Joseph Plateau

Mind

Joseph Plateau’s spinning disc illusions were the forerunner of cinema

Regulars

Your reaction times may be slower during a heartbeat

Mind

Your heartbeat may shape how likely you are to have a car crash

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Thibault walks using an exoskeleton

Technology

A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a man with paralysis walk again

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A shrunken world

Mind

Man sees the world in miniature after a stroke damages his brain

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head artwork

Mind

True nature of consciousness: Solving the biggest mystery of your mind

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woman with head injury

Mind

A single severe head injury can trigger long-term brain damage

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Judith Grisel

Mind

What makes us addicts? Judith Grisel is determined to find out

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Jon Spooner (left) meets Apollo astronaut Al Worden in the Space Shed

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EEG machines can monitor the brainwaves of extremely premature babies

Mind

Mini-brains grown in a lab show neural activity like preterm babies

Miniature brains grown in a lab show remarkably similar activity to preterm babies’ brain, dispelling the idea that brains need to develop in a womb to function

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Health

Tests at 3 years old could predict how well your brain will age

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Technology

Neuroscientist Ed Boyden is decoding the brain with the power of light

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Physics

Is reality real? How evolution blinds us to the truth about the world

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Mind

Brain scans hint the mysterious 'sonic attack' in Cuba was real

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