Splintered by Stress: The Good and Bad of Psychological Pressure
Psychological pressure can make you more attentive, improving your memory and ability to learn. But too much stress can have the opposite effect
Features
Fight the Frazzled Mind: Proactive Steps Manage Stress
A new study suggests that preventive, proactive approaches are the most helpful--and that our stress management IQ is painfully low
A Tale of 2 Rodents
Rats teach a neuroscientist lessons of love—or at least sex
Primal Brain in the Modern Classroom
Evolution biased the human mind to attend to some types of information over others—often the exact opposite of what teachers wish children would learn
The Many Faces of Happiness
Cultural twists on the concept hint at new ways of lifting your spirits and making you more content with life
Passion for Possessions: Mine!
Ownership of objects plays a critical role in human identity
Departments
- From the Editor
Stress Less
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, September/October 2011
- Recommended
MIND Reviews Books: September/October 2011
- Head Lines
Following the Crowd: Changing Your Mind to Fit In May Not Be a Conscious Choice
Lunchtime Leniency: Judges' Rulings Are Harsher When They Are Hungrier
Musicians Stay Sharp
Of Tics and Compulsions: Brain Imaging Teases Apart Tourette's and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Hesitant Speech Helps Kids, Um, Learn
Catching Concussions Early
Half Asleep
Mindful Medicine
How Embarrassing: Researchers Pinpoint Self-Consciousness in the Brain
Pull Up a Chair
Painkillers Thwart Prozac
Autism in Another Ape
Reading Braille Activates the Brain's Visual Area
I Love You, Shoes
Seeds of Destruction: Mating Opportunities as Motivation for War
Heal Thyself: Internet-Based Self-Help for Social Phobia Shows Promise
- Illusions
The Eyes Have It
- Perspectives
At Risk for Psychosis?
- Consciousness Redux
Testing for Consciousness in Machines
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews: Roundup: Quirks and Quibbles
- Ask the Brains
How much can the brain recover from years of excessive alcohol consumption?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Mind in Pictures
MIND in Pictures: Illuminating Thoughts
- Calendar
MIND Calendar: September/October
- We're Only Human
The Burden of Lying
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Can People Have Multiple Personalities?
