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A human spine with integrated electronic circuits embedded into it

Health

The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken nerves and mend minds

From flexible implants to circuits seeded with living cells, a new kind of electronics is starting to produce long-lasting implants with the potential to help everything from paralysis to hearing and vision loss

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A figure walks a tightrope between two brains, one of which is ordered, one chaotic

Health

The crucial role of chaos in our brain’s most extraordinary functions

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Mind

Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain

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Trial participant Emily Wheldon with one of the researchers as she practiced attempting to move the lost fingers from her amputated arm before going into an MRI scanner

Mind

Our brain doesn't actually reorganise itself after an amputation

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A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

Health

A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

Leader

Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

Health

Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

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Someone with paralysis using the brain-computer interface. The text above is the cued sentence and the text below is what is being decoded in real-time as she imagines speaking the sentence

Mind

Mind-reading AI can turn even imagined speech into spoken words

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Mind

What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve?

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A ribosome (centre) producing a protein (red) from mRNA. The dark purple strands represent transfer RNA, which are also involved in protein production

Health

Ageing in the brain may be caused by a breakdown in protein production

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Health

The pandemic may have aged our brains even before we caught covid-19

The covid-19 pandemic changed our lives, and the world, in many ways - and now we are starting to understand its wider neurological effects

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Health

A youthful brain and immune system may be key to a long life

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Mind

Do we grow new brain cells as adults? The answer seems to be yes

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Mind

Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

Culture

Humans

Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why?

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