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Ruby Wax takes Oxford brain tour

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Comedian Ruby Wax is guiding viewers on a tour inside the human brain organised by scientists at Oxford University.

In a new animation launched today [watch it online here] the stand-up star narrates how a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner sees inside our brains and detects surges of oxygenated blood that can be linked to how we move, talk, or even experience being tickled.

Read More (University News)

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