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8 Sep 2014:
New research shows that nerve endings in the fingertips perform neural computations that were thought to occur in the brain.
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5 Sep 2014: Scientific studies suggest that differences in the prefrontal cortex could account for the impulsive actions of young people
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2 Sep 2014:
In the 1950s a group of pioneering psychiatrists showed that hallucinogenic drugs had therapeutic potential, but the research was halted as part of the backlash against the hippy counterculture.
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31 Aug 2014: Developers use cameras and laser to help wearers recognise everyday objects and navigate surroundings
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30 Aug 2014: Independently and almost single-handedly, husband and wife Uta and Chris Frith have transformed the way we view autism and schizophrenia.
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29 Aug 2014:
Dean Burnett: With Susan Greenfield’s new book and the movie ‘Lucy’ both showing established brain myths are practically worn-out, we need some new ones, to keep neuroscientists employed
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26 Aug 2014: Growing nerve tissue and organs is a sci-fi dream. I met the pioneering researcher who grew eyes and brain cells
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22 Aug 2014: Dean Burnett: Doctor Who is about to return. The Doctor has always had superior cognitive abilities, but what is the neuroscience that could explain this?
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21 Aug 2014:
Peter Moseley: If we want to understand what’s happening in the brain when people ‘hear voices’, we first need to understand what happens during ordinary inner speech
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18 Aug 2014: Research suggests that goalkeepers can influence the accuracy of penalty shots by assuming a posture that mimics a classic optical illusion.
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17 Aug 2014: The deceased are making a comeback by helping to improve imaging technology, writes Vaughan Bell
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16 Aug 2014:
According to a new study, experiencing joy when you least expect it is the greatest boost to wellbeing
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15 Aug 2014: Philosopher tells festival audience that Dawkins and his allies don’t always make good sense – and nor does Islam
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6 Aug 2014:
Finding from brain scans adds to evidence that we make spontaneous, largely unconscious judgments of strangers
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5 Aug 2014:
Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, has spent more than a decade creating his collection of moving optical illusions
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