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We can never really be aware of or live in what we call "now". Because it takes time for our brain to process the information about what's happening now… and it takes time for that information to get from the rest of our body to our brain. So, we live in the past!

At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.

The idea that microscopic flora living inside our bodies can directly manipulate our behavior and personality is perhaps surprising. It’s also exactly what a growing number of scientists is suggesting. And it’s absolutely terrifying.

You know these moments where the current situation feels like it's happened before… It's difficult to scientifically study déjà vu because there isn't reliable way to cause it to happen in people's head in a lab, but here's what we do know…

In just one week, Daniel Tammet learns how to speak Icelandic from scratch.

This experiment is designed to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one. It is based on research by Professor Paul Ekman, a psychologist at the University of California.

I recently went to see Christopher Nolan’s film Inception with a large group of friends. As the only neuroscientist in the group, I was, of course, asked my opinion of the films scientific plausibility. Four days and six pages of typing later, I’m posting part 1 of my discussion of Inception.

Even in deep sleep, sounds make their way into our minds, researchers have found, and enhance associated memories.

A team of scientists has developed what is believed to be the first artificial hand that has feeling. It has been attached to the arm of a 22-year-old man who lost his own hand through cancer. Researchers say it works by connecting human nerve endings with tiny electronic sensors.

Could knowing and using multiple languages possibly have positive effects on the human brain and thinking? There have been a number of international studies on the subject, which indicate that the ability to use more than one language brings an individual a considerable advantage.