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What if we could experience life as another species?

In this latest instalment of our speculative column Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the pros (and cons) of networking our brains with those of other animals

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Psychedelics may boost mental health by dampening inflammation

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Brain signals can change the gut microbiome in as little as 2 hours

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The supplement that really can improve your brain health

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No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

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No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

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Electrical synapses genetically engineered in mammals for first time

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A new picture of autism in girls is emerging, says Gina Rippon

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Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar

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Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar

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A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

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Why you should slow down your brain’s ageing – and how to do it

Many of us have a brain that is older than our years. But there are plenty of things you can do to counteract this, says neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson

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How neuroscience and bad studies have fuelled intensive parenting

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Why we may crave dessert even when we are full from dinner

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How studying babies' minds is prompting us to rethink consciousness

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Sleeping pills disrupt how the brain clears waste

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