Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
How Physics and Neuroscience Dictate Your "Free" Will
Physics and neurobiology can help us understand whether we choose our own destiny
Volume 23, Issue 2
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Features
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
Psychiatry's "Bible" Gets an Overhaul
Psychiatry's diagnostic guidebook gets its first major update in 30 years. The changes may surprise you
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
A Broken Sense of Self Underlies Eating Disorders
A little-known sense that monitors how we feel inside can go awry, potentially distorting body image
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
The Brain May Disassemble Itself in Sleep
Slumber may loosen the links that undergird knowledge, restoring the brain daily to a vibrant, flexible state
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
How Advertisements Manipulate Behavior
Can subliminal advertisements influence our behavior? New research says yes—but only under certain circumstances
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
Are We Born to Be Religious?
Genes and personality influence our attitudes toward religion
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2012
Are Believers Really Happier Than Atheists?
Who is better off: the religious or atheists? Cultural values determine the answer
Departments
From the Editor
Feeling Free
Head Lines
Mental Imagery Technique Helps Abuse Victims
Older Adults Prize Accuracy More Than Speed
To Enjoy Free Time, Forget Your Hourly Wage
Slight Genetic Variations Can Affect How Others See You
Did you just enjoy a delicious meal?
Optical Illusion Relieves Arthritis Pain
Blinks Reveal What Toddlers Think
Get Smart
Personality Traits Correlate with Brain Activity
Sleepy Brains Think More Freely
Why Booze Makes Some People Belligerent
Drinking alcohol in excess kills brain cells
Concrete Plans Curb Creativity
Rats Display Altruism
Inner Ear
Brain Drain
You use only 10% of your brain
Toddlers May Ignore Their Own Speech
Anxiety May Hinder Your Sense of Danger
Acting in Unison Stirs Up Aggression
Psilocybin Quiets Brain's Control Centers
Alzheimer's Drug Candidate May Help Brain Injuries Heal
Claims & Caveats
Letters
Letters to the Editors, May/June 2012
Illusions
Aviator's Dilemma: Pilots Encounter Illusions Everywhere
Consciousness Redux
This Is Your Brain on Drugs
Perspectives
The Perils of Paying for Status
Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Require Trauma?
We're Only Human
Imagining the Future Invokes Your Memory
Ask the Brains
How Do Painkillers Buffer against Social Rejection?
Head Games
Head Games
Mind in Pictures