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• Scientific American Mind |  Health

  MIND Reviews: The Health Show

  By Melinda Wenner   | May 14, 2010  

• Scientific American Mind |  More Science

  Women's Better Sense of Touch Explained

  Smaller fingers mean closer nerve endings and the ability to resolve finer detail

  By Melinda Wenner   | Apr 30, 2010  | 1

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  MIND Reviews: The Other Brain

  By Melinda Wenner   | Mar 12, 2010  | 6

• Scientific American Mind |  More Science

  Monkeys Get the Creeps, Too

  Like humans, animals do not care for realistic animations of themselves

  By Melinda Wenner   | Feb 26, 2010  | 3

• Scientific American Mind |  Technology

  Multimedia Memory Boost

  A video before bed or a recording played while asleep can enhance learning

  By Melinda Wenner and Michele Solis   | Feb 22, 2010  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  How Fantasies Affect Focus

  Thoughts about love or sex make the mind more creative or analytical

  By Melinda Wenner   | Feb 17, 2010  | 9

• Scientific American Mind |  Health

  Are Antidepressants Safe for Pregnant Women?

  Recent research shows a risk to fetuses and infants

  By Melinda Wenner   | Feb 12, 2010  | 8

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages

  Bilingual people process certain words faster than others

  By Melinda Wenner   | Jan 21, 2010  | 34

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Head Lines: Handwriting Reveals Liars

  Also: Stimulating Brain Cells May Be Trickier Than We Thought

  By Melinda Wenner and Nicole Branan   | Jan 15, 2010  | 19

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?

  It's not just obesity--more evidence links inflammation with type 2 diabetes

  By Melinda Wenner   | Dec 16, 2009  | 8

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  World Changing Ideas: 20 Ways to Build a Cleaner, Healthier, Smarter World

  From solar power to powering our planet with garbage, Scientific American explores ideas that would improve our planet

  By Christopher Mims , Amanda Schupak , Michael Moyer , Sarah Simpson , John Pavlus , Gregory Mone , Melinda Wenner and Katherine Harmon   | Nov 23, 2009  | 31

• Scientific American Mind |  Technology

  MIND Reviews: Brainy Gifts

  From home sleep-cycle monitoring to a tap into the psychology of motivation, these clever products promise to get inside your head

  By Gary Stix , Frederik Joelving and Melinda Wenner   | Nov 6, 2009  | 1

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Smile! It Could Make You Happier

  Making an emotional face--or suppressing one--influences your feelings

  By Melinda Wenner   | Oct 14, 2009  | 26

• Scientific American Magazine |  More Science

  Positions of Genes Inside the Cell Nucleus Exert Biological Effects

  Researchers are learning how the architecture of the nucleus affects gene expression

  By Melinda Wenner   | Sep 22, 2009  

• Scientific American Magazine |  Health

  Gene therapy: An Interview with an Unfortunate Pioneer

  Lessons learned by James M. Wilson, the scientist behind the first gene therapy death

  By Melinda Wenner   | Sep 16, 2009  | 13

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