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How people without 'inner voices' could help reveal the mysteries of consciousness
The lack of an inner monologue seems linked to a lower ability to recall words and predict their sounds.
32 optical illusions and why they trick your brain
Artists and scientists have been creating optical illusions for centuries. Here are 32 mind-bending examples that prove you can't always trust what your eyes are telling you.
'When you improve nutrition, you reduce violence': Psychologist Kimberley Wilson on working in Europe's largest women's prison
Kimberley Wilson has worked in prisons and with patients from all walks of life. Her years of providing therapy suggest improved nutrition could be key to mental health and brain function.
In a 1st, scientist grow mini brains with functional blood-brain barriers
New "assembloids" grown from stem cells offer a tiny, working model of the blood-brain barrier.
The enigmatic 'brain microbiome' could play a role in neurological disease
Some research suggests the brain has its own microbiome, but scientists don't know much about it.
New 3D map charted with Google AI reveals 'mysterious but beautiful' slice of human brain
Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail.
Optical illusion reveals key brain rule that governs consciousness
A study of mice starts to unravel how the brain gets tricked by this kind of optical illusion, and it gives clues about how visual perception works.
Super-detailed map of brain cells that keep us awake could improve our understanding of consciousness
A new map of a brain network that sustains wakefulness in humans could help improve our understanding of consciousness.
