The realm of sleep and dreams has long been associated with strangeness: omens or symbols, unconscious impulses and fears. But…
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‘Sixth sense’ exists in brain, scientist says
Telepathy? Psychokinesis? Mind-reading? Nope. The brain does have a “sixth sense” beyond taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing, researchers say,…
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After studying the brains of violent killers, rapists and robbers, German neurologist Gerhard Roth claims to have found a “dark…
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How to explore the microscopic world
Ever since Robert Hooke first made his beautiful sketches of magnified insects, scientists have been peering at the world through…
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Magic mushrooms create a hyperconnected brain
Magic mushrooms may give users trippy experiences by creating a hyperconnected brain. The active ingredient in the psychedelic drug, psilocybin,…
Read More‘Forgotten’ brain region rediscovered a century later
A major pathway of the human brain involved in visual perception, attention and movement and overlooked by many researchers for…
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