More Than Just a Bad Dream--A Nightmare's Impact on the Waking Brain
Nightmares may fuel anxiety rather than serving as an emotional release
Stories by Frederik Joelving
Mental Maps Reveal the Brain's Plug-and-Play Plasticity
Researchers continue to probe the limits of the brain's plasticity
Is Multitasking Limited by a Mental Bottleneck?
Our ability to multitask is limited by the prefrontal cortex
Calendar: MIND events in November and December
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
MIND Reviews: Brainy Gifts
From home sleep-cycle monitoring to a tap into the psychology of motivation, these clever products promise to get inside your head
How You Learn More from Success Than Failure
The brain may not learn from its mistakes after all
Why the #! Do We Swear?
Expletives may not only be an expression of agony but also a means to alleviate it
Lard Lesson: Why Fat Lubricates Your Appetite
Saturated fat dulls the brain's response to key appetite hormones, an effect useful in our evolutionary past during times of scarcity, but not so much in a well-fed society
SciAm Mind Calendar: September/October 2009
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
Why the #$%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief
Dropping the F-bomb or other expletives may not only be an expression of agony, but also a means to alleviate it
New research explores how--and why--music affects our brains
Music has an undeniable power over mind and body—and the science behind its mysterious sway is a hot topic at the moment. In the latest study to show music’s physical effects on the body, researchers found that volume changes affect heart rate and other physiological markers.
Whistles with Dolphins
Trailblazing our knowledge of aquatic minds, Diana Reiss uses science to fight for dolphin welfare.
