Departments

• Skip the Robotics: Paralyzed Limbs Come to Life with New Connection to Brain
• Mystery of Seeing in Three Dimensions Revealed
• People in Love Are Blind to Pretty Faces
• Why It Hurts to Be Away from Your Partner
• How Teenagers Find Themselves
• The Origins of Suicidal Brains
• Finding Control in Chaos
• Rapid Thinking Makes People Happy
• Is Baby's Stress Inherited from the Parents?
• Decision Making Suffers from Unconscious Prejudices
• Head Lines: Spotting a Fake Smile

Readers Respond on Talking about Terrorism--And More...

• Ask the Brains: Is the Midlife Crisis a Myth?

• MIND Reviews: Lie to Me

• A Recipe for Motivation: Easy to Read, Easy to Do

• Calendar: Mind Events in February and March

• Seeing the World in Half-View

• Providing Psychotherapy for the Poor

• Lunacy and the Full Moon

• Understanding Consciousness: Measure More, Argue Less

• Play Time!--And Other Stories from MIND

 

Features

The Serious Need for Play
Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed
By Melinda Wenner

The Father Factor: How Dad's Age Increases Baby's Risk of Mental Illness
Could becoming a father after age 40 raise the risks that your children will have a mental illness?
By Paul Raeburn

How to Avoid Choking under Pressure
Afraid of crumbling when it counts? Try not to think so hard.
By Elizabeth Svoboda

Six Ways to Boost Brainpower
The adult human brain is surprisingly malleable: it can rewire itself and even grow new cells. Here are some habits that can fine-tune your mind
By Emily Anthes

Placebo Effect: A Cure in the Mind
Belief is powerful medicine, even if the treatment itself is a sham. New research shows placebos can also benefit patients who do not have faith in them
By Maj-Britt Niemi

Building a Portrait of a Lie in the Brain
In search of a better lie detector, scientists are peering into the brain to probe the origins of deception
By Matthias Gamer