SA Mind

Artistic brilliance and a dazzling memory can sometimes accompany autism and other developmental disorders

Listening to music involves not only hearing but also visual, tactile and emotional experiences. Each of us processes music in different regions of the brain

By studying the brain's physical processes, scientists are seeking clues about how the subjective inner life of the mind arises

How consciousness is produced influences such issues as when we can regard fetuses as individuals and whether courts can hold us accountable for our actions

Understanding how closely compulsive TV viewing resembles other forms of addiction may help couch potatoes control their habit.

Chronic stress makes people sick. But how? And how might we prevent those ill effects?

Anxieties can be strongly etched into the brain. But don't worry--researchers may find ways to erase them

Social psychology has determined the basic principles that govern getting to "yes."

Tiny and ubiquitous, the fruit fly is a helpful model for the study of memory

Over the centuries, many "proven" ideas about the brain were later found lacking, a lesson worth remembering today