Mind and body
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What causes back pain and can it be cured?
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How do we know when to eat? A host of sensory and visual cues influence the brain and stomach
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What medieval monks can teach us about avoiding digital distractions
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‘I couldn’t move, couldn’t scream, couldn’t open my eyes’: What it’s like waking up during surgery
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What do you do when the only emotions you feel are fear and anger?
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Martial arts strengthen the body – and also make the brain more alert
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Video: A teenager from Madhya Pradesh pulls along heavy objects using just his shoulder blades
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From muscles to heart and stomach, stress affects our entire body
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How we learn to read another’s mind by looking into their eyes
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One body, many identities: How to live when the ‘self’ dissociates
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Can lifestyle changes cure Alzheimer’s disease?
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When not to cut: Cosmetic surgery cannot fix body dysmorphia
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Watch: The real reason humanity will destroy itself may lie in the human brain (and not in war)
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When they say that depression is ‘all in your head’
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Watch how waiting in queues makes travellers go crazy, and what we can do about it
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Making sense of a complex world: Why some people are prone to hallucinations
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Celebrity selfies helped us uncover how memories are formed in the brain
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For BKS Iyengar, yoga was the path to ultimate freedom