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• Language (17)
  • A brain of two halves?
  • Can apes learn language?
  • Can you speak another language?
  • How did humans start talking?
  • How do you learn language?
  • How do you learn to talk?
  • How do you speak?
  • How do you understand words?
  • How does your brain control language?
  • Left- or right-handed?
  • What are the genetic origins of language?
  • What is Broca’s area?
  • What is language?
  • What is special about human language?
  • What tone of voice?
  • When did humans start talking?
  • Who is Kanzi?
• Languages (1)
  • How many languages can you speak?
• Laughter (1)
  • What makes you laugh?
• Learning (4)
  • Does your brain change when you're an adult?
  • How does your memory work?
  • What is long-term memory?
  • Why is your memory so important?
• Lie-detection (2)
  • Spot the liar?
  • What are the implications?
• Life span (7)
  • Can you prevent ageing?
  • Creature clues?
  • Do you have genes for a long life?
  • How long will you live?
  • Who's the oldest?
  • Why don't we live forever?
  • Will you live to reach 100?
• Limbic system (2)
  • Do you have ‘animal emotions'?
  • Which area of your brain controls emotions?
• Limbs (6)
  • What are phantom limbs?
  • What causes phantoms?
  • What does the peripheral nervous system do?
  • What happens in week 4?
  • What happens in weeks 9 to 12?
  • Where do body parts come from?
• Lipids (1)
  • What do lipids do for you?
• Lung cancer (1)
  • What's the problem with smoking?
• Lungs (1)
  • What is cystic fibrosis?