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The limits of brain research

Horizons No. 136

The whole of existence takes place in the brain. No wonder medicine, psychology and philosophy of life are constantly trying to optimise this organ. And they are pushing it to the limit.

Horizons No. 136 (in German)
  • Therapy deep in the brain
  • “At ten milliamps, I smiled”
  • Getting back on their feet
  • We can all be super
  • The deep chasm between inside and out
  • Images of unusual apparatus
  • A smartphone in our head?

Categories

  • Neurobiology
  • Neurophysiology and Brain Research
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