Departments

• Shaking Hands—Neuroscience of Tremors
• The Load of Lying: Testing for Truth
• Neuron Cannibalism: Hungry Male Cells Consume Their Own Proteins
• Close Call Counts: Neuroscience of Gambling Addictions
• Head Lines: Practice Removes Prejudice--And More
• How Monkeys Teach Tool Use
• Alternative Ideas about Alzheimer's
• Coffee Breakdown: Is There a Link between Caffeine and Hallucinations?
• Pride: Deadly Sin or Social Lubricant?
• Popularity is In Your Genes
• Observing Others' Self-Control Can Sap Your Own
• How Fructose Impairs the Memory
• Do Brain Trainer Games and Software Work?

Readers Respond to Avoiding the Big Choke--And More...

• Why is it hard to "unlearn" an incorrect fact?
• Are certain genders or body types better at the art of persuasion?

• MIND Reviews: Finding Our Tongues, by Dean Falk
• MIND Reviews: The Vision Revolution, by Mark Changizi
• MIND Reviews: A Healthy Mind

• What Your Choice of Words Says about Your Personality

• A "Complex" Theory of Consciousness

• Seeing in Stereo: Illusions of Depth

• What Do We Know about Tourette's?

• Try a Little Powerlessness—Pitfalls of Self-Control

• Pump Your Brain--And Other Stories from MIND

• Calendar: Mind events in July and August

 

Features

Fit Body, Fit Mind? Your Workout Makes You Smarter
How can you stay sharp into old age? It is not just a matter of winning the genetic lottery. What you do can make a difference
By Christopher Hertzog, Arthur F. Kramer, Robert S. Wilson and Ulman Lindenberger

Do Parents Matter?
A researcher argues that peers are much more important than parents, that psychologists underestimate the power of genetics, and that we have a lot to learn from Asian classrooms
By Jonah Lehrer

Why Music Moves Us
New research explains music's power over human emotions and its benefits to our mental and physical well-being
By Karen Schrock

Do ADHD Drugs Take a Toll on the Brain?
Research hints that hidden risks might accompany long-term use of the medicines that treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
By Edmund S. Higgins

A Patchwork Mind: How Your Parents' Genes Shape Your Brain
We each have two parents, but their genetic contributions to what makes us us are uneven. New research shows we are an amalgam of influences from mom and dad
By Melinda Wenner

Can You Be Too Perfect?
Striving to be faultless can foster failure—or drive success—depending on the type of perfectionist you are
By Emily Laber-Warren