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Has Neuralink made a breakthrough in brain implant technology?

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface firm Neuralink has released a video of its first patient, Noland Arbaugh, controlling a computer cursor with his thoughts - is this the future?

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Human brains have been mysteriously preserved for thousands of years

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Genetics may protect against disease linked to eating human brains

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How concussion can lead to brain damage - and what to do to prevent it

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Dishabituation: How to trick your brain to find more joy in life

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Dishabituation: How to trick your brain to find more joy in life

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Understanding sex differences in the brain is vital to mental health

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Is the human brain really the most complex object in the universe?

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How entropy and equilibrium can help explain consciousness

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Why forgetting things is a key part of the way your brain works

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Why forgetting things is a key part of the way your brain works

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

Recent research suggests teenagers’ brains are particularly suited to coping with volatility and new experiences, including socialising and venturing to unknown places

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How to make sure your brain is performing at its peak

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2JKFTNG Researchers study star-shaped brain cells: NIH-funded researchers have used 3D collections of brain tissue from human cells to study star-shaped astrocytes in the brain.

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How newly discovered brain cells have made us rethink the human mind

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Why the brain's microbiome could hold the key to curing Alzheimer's

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New evidence finally reveals how male and female brains really differ

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