Groups as Therapy?—Socializing and Mental Health
Membership in lots of groups—at home, work, the gym—makes us healthier and more resilient. Here's how—and why
Features
MIND on Pain: When Pain Lingers
Researchers are revealing the biological basis of persistent, pathological pain—and providing clues to better treatments
MIND on Pain: The Psychology of Pain
Our expectations, mood and perspective on pain powerfully influence how much something actually hurts—and the decisions we make every day
MIND on Pain: Why People Experience Pain Differently
Researchers are unraveling why some people are more sensitive to pain than others. Their efforts could lead to more accurate diagnoses, better pain prevention, and safer, more powerful painkillers...
Why Don't Babies Talk Like Adults?
Kids go from goo-goo to garrulous one step at a time
A New Vision for Teaching Science
Recent studies from neuroscience and psychology suggest ways to improve science education in the U.S.
Departments
- From the Editor
Social Saviors, a Special Section on Pain, and Other Stories from MIND
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, September/October 2009
- Head Lines
How the Brain Localizes Sounds
Head Lines: Men Are Choosy, Too
Early Risers Crash Faster Than People Who Stay Up Late
You Snooze, You Lose—Weight
How Memories are Maintained Over Time
Pack Your Bags for Creativity
Bird Moves: Dancing with the Starlings
Kids' Smiles Predict Their Future Marriage Success
Smile! It Could Make You Happier
Abruptly Forgotten: Working Memory Disappears in a Blink
Confidence Wins over Smarts
Underwater Suffering: Do Fish Feel Pain?
Inflammation Brings on the Blues
Inhale or Don't?: Marijuana Hurts Some, Helps Others
- Illusions
Two Eyes, Two Views: Your Brain and Depth Perception
- Perspectives
Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness That Counts
- Consciousness Redux
When Does Consciousness Arise in Human Babies?
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
MIND Reviews: Neuro-Economic Boom
MIND Reviews: September/October 2009
MIND Reviews: The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell
MIND Reviews: The Soloist
- Ask the Brains
Are Our Big Brains the Reason Newborns Can't Walk?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Mind in Pictures
Mind In Pictures
- Calendar
SciAm Mind Calendar: September/October 2009
- We're Only Human
Don't Know Much Biology: Our Trouble Classifying the Living World
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
The Effect of Our Surroundings on Body Weight
