SA Mind

Moments of brilliance arise from complex cognitive processes. Piece by piece, researchers are uncovering the secrets of creative thinking

The growing controversy over fMRI scans is forcing us to confront whether brain equals mind

Researchers are starting to pin down what déjà vu is and why it arises. But have you read this already? Maybe you just can't remember

He knows he is suffocating at the bottom of the pool, but he doesn't feel like swimming right now

If scientists can prove that the brain determines the mind, lawyers could convince juries that defendants may not be responsible for their crimes

Psychologists often use the famous Rorschach inkblot test and related tools to assess personality and mental illness. But research says the instruments are frequently ineffective for those purposes

For people with Capgras syndrome, loved ones have been taken over by body doubles. Their experience teaches us that feelings are integral to perception

More and more athletes are engaging in mental workouts to give themselves that extra edge

The human positioning system helps us navigate an unfamiliar city and may underlie general memory and thought

How we instantly size up people has little to do with logic and a lot to do with looks

Classical neuroscience holds that the brain's right hemisphere processes the emotions behind faces and voices, while the left hemisphere handles the facts involved. Or not

Five centuries ago the artist-engineer leaped past his contemporaries in developing a more scientific understanding of the brain