Maternal Mentality
Pregnancy and childbirth shape a woman's mental makeover
Features
Special Report: Baby Power
Heads up, Mom and Dad. Your baby controls your brain
How Dads Develop
When men morph into fathers, they experience a neural revival that benefits their children
The Bilingual Advantage: Second Language Increases Cognitive Ability
Learning a second language can give kids' brains a boost
Thinking by Design
The science of everyday beauty reveals what people really like--and why
Outsmarting Mortality
Your intelligence affects your life span in several surprising ways
Pop Star Psychology
Movies and TV shows can encourage risky behavior in children and teenagers, but teen idols have positive effects, too
Strain on the Brain
A stressful life may fuel Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Departments
- From the Editor
The Parent Brain
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, July/August 2011
- Head Lines
Towering Targets: Why the Ball Looks Bigger When You're on Your Game
The Healing Power of Touch: Tickling Reduces Stroke-Induced Brain Damage in Rats
Mental Math in Infants
Written All over His Face: Rare Condition Offers Clues to How We Read Emotions
The Power of Negative Thinking
The Myth of Joyful Parenthood
The Sleepy Gene
The Third-Hand Illusion
Painful Pessimism: Our Expectations Influence How Well Drugs Work
Outsmarting Sleep Loss
Who's the Boss?
Why Autism Strikes More Boys Than Girls
Lingering Lies: The Persistent Influence of Misinformation
Can I Help You? Solving a Problem Is Easier When It Belongs to Someone Else
A Signal for Solitude: Monkeys Create Their Own Rudimentary Language Sign
Kids' Self-Control Is Crucial for Their Future Success
- Illusions
Reflections on the Mind
- Perspectives
The Sunny Side of Smut
- Consciousness Redux
An On/Off Switch for Sex and Violence
- Reviews and Recommendations
Roundup: Morality, Hypocrisy and Consciousness
MIND Reviews Books: July/August 2011
- Ask the Brains
What happens in the brain when we experience a panic attack?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Mind in Pictures
MIND in Pictures: It Came From the Third Dimension
- Calendar
MIND Calendar: July/August 2011
- We're Only Human
The Partner Paradox: Why Buddying Up to Achieve Goals May Backfire
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Deranged and Dangerous: When Do the Emotionally Disturbed Resort to Violence?
