Departments

• Trying To Do Too Much
• Hormonal Help for Autism
• All About My Mother
• You're Happy, I'm Happy
• Natural Immunity
• How Smokers Think about Death
• Favorite Colors
• Green and Mean
• Dreamy Eyes
• Ecstasy Triumphs over Agony: MDMA Helps with Recovery from Trauma
• Depression Drugs Affect Personality
• Prescription for a Healthier Brain: Coffee and Cigarettes?
• Money Buys Unhappiness
• ...and Posture's Effect on Testosterone
• Testosterone's Effect on Fair Play...
• Slackers Better at "Fun" Activities

Readers Respond to "He Said, She Said"-- And More...

• What is going on in the brain when we experience déjà vu?
• Is altruism a genetic trait?

• MIND Reviews: The Twenty-Four Hour Mind
• Reviews: Charlie Rose - Brain Series
• MIND Reviews: Philosophy Meets Neuroscience
• MIND Reviews: The Art of Choosing
• MIND Reviews: For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage

• It's Not Dementia, It's Your Heart Medication

• The "Just Do It!" Trap

• You Must Remember This

• Reading between the Lines: How We See Hidden Objects

• Faking It: Why Wearing Designer Knockoffs May Have Hidden Psychological Costs

• Calendar: MIND events in September and October

• Head Spaces

 

Features

Inside the Mind of a Psychopath
Neuroscientists are discovering that some of the most cold-blooded killers aren't bad. They suffer from a brain abnormality that sets them adrift in an emotionless world
By Kent A. Kiehl and Joshua W. Buckholtz

Cubicle, Sweet Cubicle: The Best Ways to Make Office Spaces Not So Bad
Why some office spaces alienate workers, whereas others make them happier and more efficient
By S. Alexander Haslam and Craig Knight

Mapping the Mind: Online Interactive Atlas Shows Activity of 20,000 Brain-Related Genes
A meticulously constructed atlas of the human brain reveals the molecular roots of mental illness—and of everyday behavior
By Allan R. Jones and Caroline C. Overly

Smart Jocks: Sports Helps Kids Classroom Performance
When kids exercise, they boost brainpower as well as brawn
By Steve Ayan

The World at Our Fingertips: The Connection Between Touch and Learning
The sense of touch helps children to ground abstract ideas in concrete experiences
By Derek Cabrera and Laura Colosi

Hands in the Air
Gestures reveal subconscious knowledge and cement new ideas
By Susan Goldin-Meadow