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Why it's time for brain science to ditch the 'Venus and Mars' cliche | Science | The Ob... - 0 views

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Reports trumpeting basic differences between male and female brains are biological determinism at its most trivial, says the science writer of the year

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Male and female brains wired differently, scans reveal | Science | The Guardian - 0 views

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Maps of neural circuitry show women's brains are suited to social skills and memory, men's perception and co-ordination

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Girl Brain, Boy Brain?: Scientific American - 1 views

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Inside the Brain - 0 views

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What's the point of sleep? | Pete Etchells | Science | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Despite a wealth of research, we still don't know the purpose of sleep. A new animal study suggests one possible function: to promote the repair of support structures in the brain

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Despite a wealth of research, we still don't know the purpose of sleep. A new animal study suggests one possible function: to promote the repair of support structures in the brain</div>

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Brain injuries 'link' to young offenders - 1 views

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Young people who sustain brain injuries are more likely to commit crimes and end up in prison, research suggests

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Fearless Woman Lacks Key Part of Brain | Science/AAAS - 0 views

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Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain | Talk Video | TED - 1 views

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Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain</div>

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4 Amazing Brain Animations - PsyBlog - 0 views

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Miniature 'human brain' grown in lab - 0 views

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Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders.

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Scans reveal intricate brain wiring - 0 views

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Scans reveal intricate brain wiring

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How Many Friends Can Your Brain Handle? - Scientific American - 0 views

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Certain brain areas are enlarged and white-matter tracts were better connected in people with larger social networks

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VS Ramachandran: 3 clues to understanding your brain | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

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Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.

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BBC News - What can a brain scan tell us about free will? - 0 views

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We all think we have control of our actions but if a brain tumour or injury can completely change our personality, what does that tell us about free will, asks David Edmonds.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We all think we have control of our actions but if a brain tumour or injury can completely change our personality, what does that tell us about free will, asks David Edmonds.</div>

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