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Brain

Flex your mind

If you want to strengthen your muscles, you exercise. But what if you want to boost your creativity, improve your memory and keep your brain crackling with new ideas?

What really happened?

Our memories are remarkably open to manipulation, something which may compromise a lot of eye witness testimony, researchers say.

From brain drain to brain gain

Memory is a skill that can be sharpened and improved at any age, according to Connecticut College in the USA. Find out how.

10 reasons why you can't focus

Struggling to concentrate? Can’t remember where you put your keys? We look at 10 possible causes for mental fuzziness .

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Keep your mind sharp

The benefits of exercise for physical health are well known, but a new report suggests that staying active can help the elderly keep their minds in shape as well.

Your brain questions answered

We asked two experts to respond to users' questions on the brain. This is what they asked, and what the experts answered.

Memory test

Complete the following test to help you identify a possible memory loss.

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