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1,028 capsules, each one classified by the strength of its evidence.

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neuroscience
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Why We Sleep

Sleep is universal among animals with nervous systems, is regulated with precision, and is fatal to eliminate. What it is for remains unresolved, and…

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neuroscience
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Mirror Neurons

Mirror neurons are cells that fire both when an animal performs an action and when it observes the same action performed by another. They were…

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linguistics
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The Critical Period Hypothesis

The critical period hypothesis holds that there is a window early in life during which language is acquired readily and after which full acquisition…

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psychology
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Why Do We Dream

Dreams, the vivid stories the mind plays out during sleep, are universal yet deeply mysterious. That we dream is obvious; why we dream, and what…

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medicine
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What Causes Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, slowly destroying memory and thinking. That it damages the brain is clear, but what…

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biology
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Are Animals Conscious?

Whether animals have conscious experiences, an inner life of feelings and awareness, is a deep and genuinely contested question. That many animals…

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neuroscience
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness

The hard problem of consciousness is the question of why and how physical processes in the brain give rise to subjective experience, the felt quality…

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philosophy
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Free Will

Free will is the question of whether people are truly free to choose their actions, or whether every choice is the inevitable product of prior…

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