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Brain

A boy leaps through the air on a skateboard
Family Tree

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)
Neuroscience

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)
Brain

Why ancient humans had bigger brains

By Chris Baraniuk
Would you take the red pill or the blue pill? (Credit: Getty Images)
In Depth

The man rethinking reality

By Tom Chatfield
Is Alzheimer's triggered by infection? (Credit: Getty Images)
Biology

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
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Brain

The man with ‘two brains’

Future
Pins on calendar (Credit: Getty Images)
Medical Myths

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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Psychology

Why people never run out of worries

By David Levari
Light comes through a hole in a cavern (Credit: Alamy)
In Depth

What happens if you live in darkness?

By Linda Geddes
(Credit: Getty Images)
Brain

What causes us to get hangry?

By Sarah Keating
A statue of Jesus Christ, created by British artist Mark Wallinger
In Depth

The tumour that caused a ‘deadly faith’

By Melissa Hogenboom
Music activates the whole brain (Credit: Silvia Grav)
In Depth

The part of my dad dementia can't take

By Melissa Hogenboom