Listening with Your Eyes
To perceive the world as a whole, our five senses have to team up in the brain—and in some cases, they actually seem to fuse with one another
Features
Through a Glass, Darkly
A distorted body image is symptomatic of nearly all eating disorders. Correcting this mental reflection can help sufferers recover
Addicted to Food?
What drives people, against their better judgment, to eat more food than they need? Scientists look to the brain for answers
Freeing a Locked-In Mind
Vegetative patients may soon be able to communicate with the outside world
The Pain Gate
A rare disorder brings insights into the nature of pain
The Myth of the Teen Brain
We blame teen turmoilon immature brains. But did the brains cause the turmoil, or did the turmoil shape the brains?
Chips in Your Head
Damaged or diseased brains could soon get a boost from implanted prosthetics
Lithium's Healing Power
For half a century, lithium salts have saved thousands from the potentially lethal grip of bipolar disorder. Surprising new findings now hint that these salts may also offer hope as treatments for neurological ailments from Alzheimer's disease to stroke...
A Personal Obsession
What drives stalkers to pursue their victims?
Departments
- From the Editor
Feast, Famine, Freedom
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, April/May 2007
- Head Lines
On the Other Hand
Bigger Anesthetics May Be Better
Something, Um, Unexpected
Put Your Money Where Your Mind Is
The Prodigal Mind
Flash, April 2007
Being Perfectly Bossy
Fighting Stress with Stress Hormones
The Medication Munchies Mystery
Tinkering with Our Clock
Another Reason to Thank Mom
Drinking Is No Joke
- Illusions
Paradoxical Perceptions
- Perspectives
Staving off Dementia
I Think, Therefore I Err?
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews: April/May 2007
- Ask the Brains
Ask the Brains
- Head Games
Head Games
- Calendar
SciAm Mind Calendar: April/May 2007
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Autism: An Epidemic?
