Features

• Just a Bit Different

  With special training early in life, children born with Down syndrome have a higher chance of developing into independent individuals

  Ingelore Moeller   | October 1, 2005  |

• Smarter on Drugs

  We recoil at the idea of people taking drugs to enhance their intelligence. But why?

  Michael S. Gazzaniga   | October 1, 2005  | 1

• Judging Amy and Andy

  Contrary to conventional wisdom, we can size up people pretty well based on first impressions

  Katja Gaschler   | October 1, 2005  |

• The Psychology of Tyranny

  Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely--or does it?

  S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen D. Reicher   | October 1, 2005  |

• Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes

  People with synesthesia--whose senses blend together--are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the brain

  Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Edward M. Hubbard   | October 1, 2005  | 1

• The Movie in Your Head

  Is consciousness a seamless experience or a string of fleeting images, like frames of a movie? The emerging answer will determine whether the way we perceive the world is illusory

  Christof Koch   | October 1, 2005  |

• Custody Disputed

  The guidelines judges and psychologists use to decide child custody cases have little basis in science. The system must be rebuilt on better research

  Robert E. Emery , Randy K. Otto and William O'Donohue   | October 1, 2005  |

• Mending the Spinal Cord

  Researchers are finding ways to help nerves regenerate, and hope for therapies is growing

  Ulrich Kraft   | October 1, 2005  |

• Lighten Up

  Seasonal affective disorder--the winter blues--can be lifted with bright light, as long as treatment is timed properly

  Ulrich Kraft   | October 1, 2005  |

• Lust for Danger

  A ruinous night at the roulette table. A bungee jump into an abyss. Such actions defy human reason, but we still seek the thrill

  Klaus Manhart   | October 1, 2005  |

• Big Answers from Little People

  In infants, Elizabeth Spelke finds fundamental insights into how men and women think

  David Dobbs   | October 1, 2005  | 1