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Feel like you're going crazy? Too much fat in your liver can lead to toxins that mess with your mind. And it's a problem doctors are seeing more and more.

In the fight against memory loss, nothing is certain, doctors say. A seemingly steady stream of new research purports to show supplements' and vitamins' promise in preventing or slowing cognitive decline, but in reality no hard evidence supports taking any of them. At the same time, such supplements have been proved safe, barring drug interactions and other complications, so some doctors recommend trying them anyway.

A new study raises questions about the cognitive usefulness of brain-training computer games.

Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers - now some computers can do it, too....

Insects may have tiny brains, but they can perform some seriously impressive feats of mental gymnastics.