Features

• Feeling Faint

  Keeling over at the sight of blood or from standing still too long may be a lifesaving mechanism

  Rolf R. Diehl   | August 1, 2006  |

• Turning Off Depression

  Helen Mayberg may have found the switch that lifts depression--and shined a light on the real link between thought and emotion

  David Dobbs   | August 1, 2006  |

• Natural High

  The brain produces its own marijuanalike chemicals to protect neurons, and researchers hope to exploit these compounds to ease anxiety, obesity and addiction

  Ulrich Kraft   | August 1, 2006  |

• Rise of the Modern Mind

  By marrying psychology with archaeology, scientists are unearthing how thought evolved

  Cameron McPherson Smith   | August 1, 2006  |

• Should We Operate?

  How a brain surgeon assesses the risk of a procedure, and informs her patient about it, can be as tricky as the surgery itself

  Katrina Firlik   | August 1, 2006  |

• Coming to Attention

  How the brain decides what to focus conscious attention on

  Andreas K. Engel, Stefan Debener and Cornelia Kranczioch   | August 1, 2006  |

• Diversity at Work

  "Diversity" in employee teams does not always equal superior performance

  Elizabeth Mannix and Margaret A. Neale   | August 1, 2006  |

• Violent Pride

  Do people turn violent because of self-hate or self-love?

  Roy F. Baumeister   | August 1, 2006  |

• The Teen Brain, Hard at Work

  Under challenging conditions, adolescents may assess and react less efficiently than adults

  Leslie Sabbagh   | August 1, 2006  |