The Serious Need for Play
Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed
Features
The Father Factor: How Dad's Age Increases Baby's Risk of Mental Illness
Could becoming a father after age 40 raise the risks that your children will have a mental illness?
How to Avoid Choking under Pressure
Afraid of crumbling when it counts? Try not to think so hard.
Placebo Effect: A Cure in the Mind
Belief is powerful medicine, even if the treatment itself is a sham. New research shows placebos can also benefit patients who do not have faith in them
Building a Portrait of a Lie in the Brain
In search of a better lie detector, scientists are peering into the brain to probe the origins of deception
Six Ways to Boost Brainpower
The adult human brain is surprisingly malleable: it can rewire itself and even grow new cells. Here are some habits that can fine-tune your mind
Departments
- From the Editor
Play Time!—And Other Stories from MIND
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, February/March 2009
- Head Lines
Rapid Thinking Makes People Happy
Head Lines: Spotting a Fake Smile
How Teenagers Find Themselves
Finding Control in Chaos
Is Baby's Stress Inherited from the Parents?
Decision Making Suffers from Unconscious Prejudices
Skip the Robotics: Paralyzed Limbs Come to Life with New Connection to Brain
The Origins of Suicidal Brains
Speaking of Race
Why It Hurts to Be Away from Your Partner
Mystery of Seeing in Three Dimensions Revealed
People in Love Are Blind to Pretty Faces
- Illusions
Seeing the World in Half-View
- Perspectives
Providing Psychotherapy for the Poor
- Consciousness Redux
Understanding Consciousness: Measure More, Argue Less
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews: February/March 2009
- Ask the Brains
Ask the Brains: Is the Midlife Crisis a Myth?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Calendar
SciAm Mind Calendar: February/March 2009
- We're Only Human
A Recipe for Motivation: Easy to Read, Easy to Do
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Lunacy and the Full Moon
