Scientific American Mind


April 2008
 

Features


Subconscious Sight
People with "blindsight" can correctly deduce the visual features of objects they cannot see. Such visual intuition can even exceed what is possible with normal vision
By Susana Martinez-Conde

A Face in the Crowd
Is our remarkable ability to recognize human faces hardwired in the brain or a result of lots of practice?
By Nina Bublitz

Imagined Ugliness
Some people are convinced that they are hideously deformed because of an obscure or nonexistent physical "flaw"
By Susanne Rytina

New Weapons Against Cocaine Addiction
Drug therapies show promise in the battle against addictive stimulants
By Peter Sergo

How Stereotyping Yourself Contributes to Your Success (or Failure)
People's performance on intellectual and athletic tasks is shaped by awareness of stereotypes about the groups to which they belong. New research explains why— and how we can break free from the expectations of others
By S. Alexander Haslam, Jessica Salvatore, Thomas Kessler and Stephen D. Reicher

Infected with Insanity: Could Microbes Cause Mental Illness?
Viruses or bacteria may be at the root of schizophrenia and other disorders
By Melinda Wenner

Buried Prejudice: The Bigot in Your Brain
Deep within our subconscious, all of us harbor biases that we consciously abhor. And the worst part is: we act on them
By Siri Carpenter

The Orgasmic Mind: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure
Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas
By Martin Portner


 




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