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Can imagining a better future really make it come true?

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Can imagining a better future really make it come true?

Manifestation is easy to dismiss as unscientific nonsense. Certain techniques used in the practice, though, do work — just not in the magical way some people think, as neuroscientist Sabina Brennan elucidates

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The four types of imagination and how they create our worlds

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The four types of imagination and how they create our worlds

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Your imagination doesn’t get worse as you age – but it does change

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Your imagination doesn’t get worse as you age – but it does change

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New ��ý reporter David Robson smells flowers at Chelsea Flower Show in london

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Can training your sense of smell help reverse cognitive decline?

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How to boost your brain power just by changing how you breathe

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2YF8KFA A man takes the ice bath in frozen lake, the icy water providing a refreshing and invigorating experience during winter swimming

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An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

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Bitter argument breaks out over controversial theory of consciousness

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The supplement that really can improve your brain health

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A dramatic rethink of Parkinson’s offers new hope for treatment

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A dramatic rethink of Parkinson’s offers new hope for treatment

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An artistic respresentation of more than 1000 cells from the map, with each neuron being a different colour

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Largest mammalian brain map ever could unpick what makes us human

A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, consciousness and even what it means to be human

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What do GLP-1 drugs really tell us about the brain's reward system?

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Why you should slow down your brain’s ageing – and how to do it

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We’re finally learning how perimenopause profoundly changes the brain

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You could train your brain to be less fooled by optical illusions

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