The Teen Brain, Hard at Work
Under challenging conditions, adolescents may assess and react less efficiently than adults
Features
Turning Off Depression
Helen Mayberg may have found the switch that lifts depression--and shined a light on the real link between thought and emotion
Diversity at Work
"Diversity" in employee teams does not always equal superior performance
Should We Operate?
How a brain surgeon assesses the risk of a procedure, and informs her patient about it, can be as tricky as the surgery itself
Coming to Attention
How the brain decides what to focus conscious attention on
Violent Pride
Do people turn violent because of self-hate or self-love?
Natural High
The brain produces its own "marijuana-like" chemicals to protect neurons, and researchers hope to exploit these compounds to ease anxiety, obesity and addiction
Feeling Faint
Keeling over at the sight of blood or from standing still too long may be a lifesaving mechanism
Rise of the Modern Mind
By marrying psychology with archaeology, scientists are unearthing how thought evolved
Departments
- From the Editor
Challenging Choices
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, August 2006
- Head Lines
Surprise: Estrogen as Neurotransmitter
Swept Up in Land Mines
Stopping HIV Dementia
...Yet Antidepressants Offer No Cure
Prozac Spurs Neuron Growth ...
Babies Organize Sight
Foot Alert
Seeing Alzheimer's Early
Which Flu Risk Would You Take?
More Likely to Succumb
Lost in the Moment
- Illusions
The Quirks of Constancy
- Perspectives
Champ Chimp
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews: August/September 2006
- Ask the Brains
Ask the Brains
- Head Games
Head Games
- Calendar
SciAm Mind Calendar: August/September 2006
- Think Better
Fostering Group Creativity
