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Traumatic memories are processed differently in PTSD
People with PTSD feel like they're reliving past experiences in the present. This may be tied to how the brain processes memories of those experiences.
Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests
People with tinnitus may be wrongly classed as having "normal hearing" because standard tests don't detect the condition's true cause, a new study suggests.
Why don't we remember being babies?
The inability to remember your first few years of life is called infantile amnesia. But why does it happen?
Human brains aren't as plastic as you might think
The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality.
The brain may interpret smells from each nostril differently
There might be an advantage to separating scent information from each nostril, a new study hints.
Consciousness can't be explained by brain chemistry alone, one philosopher argues
We can account for the evolution of consciousness only if we crack the philosophy, as well as the physics, of the brain.
Scientists discover new way humans feel touch
Hair follicle cells sense touch and release chemicals that activate nearby neurons, scientists reveal.
3D map plots human brain-cell 'antennae' in exquisite detail
A new map of 56,000 cells in the outer layer of the human brain could inform research into a whole class of diseases.
