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The biggest myths of the teenage brain

By David Robson

When one language intrudes upon another, it can lead to some embarrassing slip ups (Credit: Getty Images)

How languages mess with your brain

By Nicole Chang

Although our modern civilisation is probably the most advanced to ever exist, our brains are smaller than our ancestors (Credit: Larisa Bozhikova/Alamy)

Why ancient humans had bigger brains

By Chris Baraniuk

Would you take the red pill or the blue pill? (Credit: Getty Images)

The man rethinking reality

By Tom Chatfield

Is Alzheimer's triggered by infection? (Credit: Getty Images)

Do dormant microbes cause Alzheimer's?

By David Robson

A violent attack changed Jason Padgett's brain to such a degree that he began seeing the world in a completely different way (Credit: Getty)

Lockdown Longreads

The attack that made me a maths genius

By Sarah Keating

Helmets not only need to protect our skulls but also to prevent our brains from bouncing around inside (Credit: Alamy)

Materials science

The materials that protect your brain

By David Hambling

Are we about to see an overall decline in IQ? (Credit: Getty Images)

Deep Civilisation

Is humanity about to get stupider?

By David Robson

The man with ‘two brains’

Pins on calendar (Credit: Getty Images)

Five ways to hack your memory

By Claudia Hammond

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Best of BBC Future

Why students need to get more sleep

By Christine Ro

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Why people never run out of worries

By David Levari

Light comes through a hole in a cavern (Credit: Alamy)

What happens if you live in darkness?

By Linda Geddes

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What causes us to get hangry?

By Sarah Keating

A statue of Jesus Christ, created by British artist Mark Wallinger

The tumour that caused a ‘deadly faith’

By Melissa Hogenboom

Music activates the whole brain (Credit: Silvia Grav)

The part of my dad dementia can't take

By Melissa Hogenboom