Brain
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Risk-taking linked to Ritalin
People who inappropriately take the prescription drug to become more alert may also become more reckless.
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Learning in your sleep
Sleeping people can be taught to make connections between sounds and smells.
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Fooling the mind’s eye
Brain scientists find they have much to learn from magicians and their tricks.
- Animals
Cool Jobs: Scents of science
Better understanding of the sense of smell inspires research into everything from whales to electronic ‘noses’
- Animals
Monkeys’ mistake detector
Specific brain cells in macaques respond to fellow animal’s error.
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Candy on the brain
Imaging reveals brain regions that become active when you want someone else’s stuff.
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Seeing swirling snakes
Brain scientists watch the eyes of people watching an optical illusion.
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The brain behind the game
Top athletes watch and learn from their teams, coaches and opponents.
