Twin studies have shown that genetic factors can account for as much as 82 percent of the variability in children's reading skills. But while genes might set the bar for reading potential, a new study published April 23 in Science shows that teachers play a leading role in helping kids reach it...
Erasing frightening memories may be possible during a brief period after recollection
We must adjust to our unparalleled ability to shape the world's evolution
Abstract thinking may date back further than previously thought
Lost languages acquired during childhood persist in the brain
The sex hormone boosts thinking in some women, impairs it in others
Letters to the editor about the January/February 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND
And other real-life tales from the bizarre realm of out-of-body experience
When women approach men instead of vice versa, the gender difference in selectivity disappears
Electronic implants in the inner ear may one day restore clear vision and equilibrium in some patients who experience disabling unsteadiness
Women get sad. Men get mad. Depression comes in many hues
Men and women may have different roles when it comes to comedy, but laughter is crucial from flirtation through long-term commitment
The spy shot the cop with the revolver.
This sentence, a favorite of linguists, appears to be simple enough. It's grammatically correct, has a subject and a predicate and can even be easily understood by young children...
How the brain produces the sense of someone present when no one is there
Men are more dangerous, but women can be just as aggressive
Women and men speak their own languages, but research reveals the conversational gender divide is not as stark as it seems
The preference for playing hockey, or house, is far from fixed. Sex differences in the brain are small—unless grown-up assumptions magnify them
In the northern British Isles, the Celtic tribes known as the Picts coexisted for centuries alongside literate cultures such as the Romans, the Irish and the Anglo-Saxons.
Appropriate information and communications technologies, combined with community involvement, can save lives
