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The writer Josh Bernoff hails Oliver Sacks' ability to engage readers from the start.

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Derek Matravers introduces Descartes and Dualism.

What part does emotion play in the ups and downs of financial markets?

Discovering the 'brain's internal GPS' has led a group of scientists to win the Nobel Prize 2014. But what do you need to know about the part of the brain known as the hippocampus?

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