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Functional neuroimaging of the human brain

The communicative brain

29 Nov 2011
What is it about the human brain that makes language possible? Two evolutionary systems working together, say neuroscientists Professor William...
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The Politics of Speechmaking at the Festival of Ideas

The politics of speechmaking

24 Oct 2011
Modern politicians are too stuck in a 24/7 media bubble to make the kind of grand speeches associated with past leaders, a debate on political...
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