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Brain scans of a normal brain (left) and the boy missing a visual cortex (right)

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A boy is missing the vision bit of his brain but can still see

A seven-year-old boy whose brain doesn’t have a visual processing centre has baffled doctors. Despite missing this brain area, he is still able to see

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Addicted to tech? A brain chemical imbalance may be to blame

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Teenage brains can’t tell what’s important and what isn’t

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Mind menders: how psychedelic drugs rebuild broken brains

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Want to think outside of the box? Try sniffing a placebo

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Want to think outside of the box? Try sniffing a placebo

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Brain-zap therapy may throw people with depression into a rage

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You can trust me: Five shortcuts to show that you’re for real

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You can trust me: Five shortcuts to show that you’re for real

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Your autopilot mode is real - now we know how the brain does it

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The dearth of women in tech is nothing to do with testosterone

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Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive

People have been found to experience stronger side effects when a treatment looks more expensive, according to a study of the nocebo effect

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Blind people repurpose the brain's visual areas for language

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I found a way to communicate with people trapped in their bodies

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Humans

We ignore what doesn’t fit with our biases – even if it costs us

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Life

Your teenager's biology demands later school starts and lie-ins

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