SA Mind

Why do we lie, and why are we so good at it? Because it works

Why do innocent people confess to crimes they did not commit?

For this mountain-climbing neuroscientist, explaining consciousness is the ultimate extreme sport

What are dreams? Why do we have them? The answers are as intriguing as dreams themselves

Magnetically stimulating the brain could lift depression and perhaps even boost creativity, but questions remain

Want to improve your recall? Borrow a trick from the Greeks and Romans

You're late, the traffic is a nightmare and you're yelling at the kids to stop fighting in the back. Is your mental stress putting you at greater risk for a heart attack?

Companies spend billions on marketing campaigns, but neuroscientists could someday determine which ads best capture consumers' attention

School can be torture for children who are targeted by abusive students

Sign language is as rich and complex as spoken communication, probably because the brain creates and deciphers it in the same way