Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2015
Music Can Heal the Brain
New therapies are using rhythm, beat and melody to help patients recover language, hearing, motion and emotion
Volume 26, Issue 2
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Features
Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2015
Everyone Can Gain from Making Music
The perks of learning to play an instrument last for decades
HealthMarch 1, 2015
Teacher Brings Hope to Ebola Victims
An American woman offers help and home to children in Liberia
The SciencesMarch 1, 2015
Strong Leadership Can Unleash Group Innovation
Harvard Business School’s Linda A. Hill explains how to foster an organization’s collective genius
Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2015
Science Debunks Midlife Myths
Psychological studies suggest that midlife crises are real, but the stereotypes are not
BiologyMarch 1, 2015
Common Parasite Could Manipulate Our Behavior
Toxoplasma gondii, an insidious and common parasite spread by cats, controls its rodent host’s brain—and may be manipulating our own behavior as well
The SciencesMarch 1, 2015
Common Cat Parasite Infects Many Other Hosts
Toxoplasma gondii affects creatures on land, in the air and on the sea through multiple means of transmission
Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2015
First Aid for Mental Illness Shows Promise
Could an eight-hour class prevent tragedies triggered by psychiatric disorders?
Departments
From the Editor
Music, Midlife and Magic
Letters
Readers Respond to "The Future of the Brain"
Head Lines
Harsher Punishments for the Obese and Hippies
Misdirected Vengeance Can Still Feel Just
Conformity Starts Young
Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Have Altered Stress Hormones
Why Do We Cry When We’re Happy?
Curb the Aging Brain’s Distractibility with Practice
How to Be a Better Spouse
Beliefs Can Trigger Asthma Attacks
Gossip Boosts Self-Reflection
Addicts Quit with Paid Work and Near-Daily Drug Tests
Quit Smoking in Your Sleep
Pills that Help Addicts Quit Have a Catch
Believing Beauty Is Attainable Causes Pain
When You Get Stuck Guessing, Relieve Stress
Thought-Controlled Genes Could Someday Help Us Heal
Illusions
Famous Paintings Can Reveal Visual Disorders
Perspectives
Asking Advice Makes a Good Impression
Consciousness Redux
2 Natural Philosophers Discuss the Mind
Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Mental Illness: How to Spot Fact from Fiction
Book Review: The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
Reviews
Book Review: On Romantic Love
Book Review: Smart People Don’t Diet
On Our Book Shelf: Editors' Picks
App Review: Concussion Coach
Ask the Brains
Will Heavy Drinking Really Cause Forgetfulness?
Can Personality Improve after a Stroke?
Head Games
Head Games
Mind in Pictures