Departments

• Bird Moves: Dancing with the Starlings
• Smile! It Could Make You Happier
• Head Lines: Men Are Choosy, Too
• How Memories are Maintained Over Time
• Abruptly Forgotten: Working Memory Disappears in a Blink
• You Snooze, You Lose--Weight
• Inflammation Brings on the Blues
• Inhale or Don't?: Marijuana Hurts Some, Helps Others
• Underwater Suffering: Do Fish Feel Pain?
• Early Risers Crash Faster Than People Who Stay Up Late
• Kids' Smiles Predict Their Future Marriage Success
• How the Brain Localizes Sounds

Readers Respond on "Knowing Your Chances"--And More...

• Why Are We Annoyed by the Sound of Nails on a Chalkboard?
• Are Our Big Brains the Reason Newborns Can't Walk?

• MIND Reviews: Neuro-Economic Boom
• MIND Reviews: The Soloist
• MIND Reviews: The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell
• MIND Reviews: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility

• Two Eyes, Two Views: Your Brain and Depth Perception

• Calendar: Mind events in September and October

• The Effect of Our Surroundings on Body Weight

• Don't Know Much Biology: Our Trouble Classifying the Living World

• When Does Consciousness Arise in Human Babies?

• Social Saviors, a Special Section on Pain, and Other Stories from MIND

• Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness That Counts

 

Features

MIND on Pain: The Psychology of Pain
Our expectations, mood and perspective on pain powerfully influence how much something actually hurts—and the decisions we make every day
By Howard L. Fields

MIND on Pain: Why People Experience Pain Differently
Researchers are unraveling why some people are more sensitive to pain than others. Their efforts could lead to more accurate diagnoses, better pain prevention, and safer, more powerful painkillers
By Ingrid Wickelgren

MIND on Pain: When Pain Lingers
Researchers are revealing the biological basis of persistent, pathological pain—and providing clues to better treatments
By Frank Porreca and Theodore Price

Groups as Therapy?--Socializing and Mental Health
Membership in lots of groups--at home, work, the gym--makes us healthier and more resilient. Here's how--and why
By Jolanda Jetten, Catherine Haslam, S. Alexander Haslam and Nyla R. Branscombe

A New Vision for Teaching Science
Recent studies from neuroscience and psychology suggest ways to improve science education in the U.S.
By J. Randy McGinnis and Deborah Roberts-Harris

Why Don't Babies Talk Like Adults?
Kids go from goo-goo to garrulous one step at a time
By Joshua Hartshorne