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Agenda in Focus: The Final Frontier
We can build cities and robots, but can we understand the kilogram or so of grey matter that sits between our ears? Despite dizzying breakthroughs that bring man and machine ever closer, the brain is still “a black box”. This series seeks to unravel the mystery by asking three questions. How can we better understand mental health? How can brain science help us to reach our potential, and avoid our pitfalls? What are the promises and perils of new brain technologies?
Brain Research
Your brain is a black box. 3 questions unravel the mystery
We can build cities and robots, we can land a probe on a meteor and mull the colonization of Mars - but can we understand the kilogram or so of grey matter that sits between our ears?
Brain Research
3 sexist myths about the brain, debunked
It is time for us to go past neurosexism and create a lifelong environment where both genders can flourish.
Brain Research
Wealth can make us selfish and stingy. Two psychologists explain why
For many, wealth seems like an unmitigated good – the more of it you have, the better. But there are downsides, write Paul Piff and Angela Robinson.
Brain Research
Forget flashcards, play with sticks. An expert explains how children learn
How do children learn - and how does their environment help or hurt that process?
Brain Research
A woman living with bipolar explains what’s wrong with mental healthcare today
Mental illness is still stigmatized and inadequately treated, writes a woman with 18 years of experience of dealing with the US system from the inside.
Brain Research
These two entrepreneurs can read your mind
Breakthroughs in brain-monitoring technology could let us do everything from detecting the early signs of Alzheimer's to deciding whether we really need that second coffee.
Arts & Culture
Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics
Insights from brain science shed light on why we build barriers and scapegoat outsiders.
Brain Research
What is optogenetics?
Could this technique - which combines light and genetics to manipulate the way neurons in our brain communicate with each other - soon be used to treat serious disorders like depression a...
Brain Research
Scientists want to mimic the human brain. And they’ve made a breakthrough
Forget supercomputers: one of the most impressive machines in the world is right there in your head. That's why scientists have been working to mimic it.
Brain Research
Mind control: How technology is blurring the lines between man and machine
Imagine a condition that leaves you fully conscious, but unable to move or communicate, as some victims of severe strokes or other neurological damage experience.
Behaviour Change
11 ways to outsmart your brain and be a better leader
Switch your email off and redesign meetings so that women don't get interrupted, for starters.
Brain Research
Brain plasticity explained: yes, you really can change your brain
In recent years there has been a significant shift in the way we understand the brain.
Mental Health
This is how Google creates happier, more productive employees
Chade-Meng Tan, the man behind Google's mindfulness programme, explains how mindfulness meditation can boost happiness, creativity and productivity.
Brain Research
Emotional decision-making is difficult. This is how your brain does it
MIT researchers reveal how your brain makes decisions that are influenced by emotion or anxiety.
Brain Research
Scientists say Google is changing our brains
The internet has changed every part of our lives. Now scientists say it’s even changing our brains.
Emerging Technologies
They're already here: devices that let your boss monitor your brain
Technology that allows our bosses to monitor our brain activity is already here.