Some people are able to control anger or frustration and channel these feelings to nondestructive outlets. Others, like the gunman accused of killing six people during the assassination attempt on Rep...
The bullet that sheared through US politician Gabrielle Giffords's brain set up a cascade of neurological events.
As doctors continue to monitor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's condition, previous cases of brain injury resulting from bullets and other assaults can help explain what happens to the nervous system during major injuries--and how those rare recoveries are possible...
As doctors continue to monitor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's condition, previous cases of brain injury resulting from bullets and other assaults can help explain what happens to the nervous system during major injuries--and how those rare recoveries are possible...
From detecting violent behavior before it happens to the medical treatment of victims afterward, research elucidates the consequences of the senseless gun attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others...
Seeing someone else's sleepy facial contortions does not affect young children or kids with autism
See-through fish are helping neuroscientists settle a scientific debate about whether slumber improves the brain's performance
Medically induced comas are only used when other options are lacking
The insanity defense, rarely used, is widely misunderstood
A recent survey performed by the Tufts Medical Center finds that many would take a predictive test for prostate cancer. Christie Nicholson reports
Men who smelled tears produced by women who cried from watching a sad film had lower testosterone levels and less physiological arousal than men who smelled a saline solution. Cynthia Graber reports...
Encounters behind bars between Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering and an American doctor 65 years ago raise questions about responsibility, allegiance and the nature of evil
Can you guess your heart rate? Those who have trouble doing so might also have a less accurate external picture of their bodies, suggesting that body-image problems may not necessarily result from media messages alone...
Undermining belief in a fair world may mean that climate warnings go unheeded.
Baby boomers who keep up the pace as they age are likely to outlive those who slow down
People are more likely to believe misinformation about someone they see as different from themselves
A graphic tour of how we humans came to be, through the eyes of space aliens Bloort and Prince Floorsh
This New Year's as we reflect on our experiences with friends and family we might think about forgiveness, both given and received. Philosopher Charles Griswold provides some guidance...
Letters to the editor from the September 2010 issue of Scientific American
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