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cognition What exactly is intelligence? Watch this simple explainer Andrea James
brain surgery Watch: Patient plays violin during brain surgery, a UK first Xeni Jardin
brain Sleep is a brain-repair mechanism, new study proves Xeni Jardin
thebureau THE BUREAU: Part Eleven, "Your Supervisor Disintegrates" — with a Gysin Dream Machine, an Altman Brain Machine, and Other Hallucinatory Hardware Ethan Persoff
brain chemistry New study discovers why coffee can protect the brain, and it has to do with the kind of roast you drink Carla Sinclair
Peter Rubin Watch this journalist uncover how games mess with his brain Séamus Bellamy
neuroimaging How brain imaging is getting a boost from video game engines Andrea James
cognition Scientists discover hundreds of new genes that may affect cognitive ability Andrea James
amputee Amputee monkeys learn mind control methods to manipulate robotic arm Andrea James
synesthesia Can you "hear" flashes of light? Do you have synesthesia? Take a test. David Pescovitz
mind hacks How to get rid of ear worms David Pescovitz
TMS Zapping the brain with magnetic pulses boosts libido David Pescovitz
delayed gratification "Self-control" can be switched off with electromagnetic brain stimulation David Pescovitz
dopamine Brain's "reward system" also tied to sleep-wake states David Pescovitz
CGP Grey Blow half of your mind with this explainer on brain hemispheres Andrea James
brain Split brain explainer video: You Are Two Mark Frauenfelder
identity Man missing for 30 years realizes that he's someone else David Pescovitz
mind New neuroscience-based platform to get to know your mind David Pescovitz
hallucinations Psychological disorder causes you to hallucinate your doppelgänger David Pescovitz
neurotech How neurotech will transform the way we work David Pescovitz