How Physics and Neuroscience Dictate Your "Free" Will
Physics and neurobiology can help us understand whether we choose our own destiny
Features
Psychiatry's "Bible" Gets an Overhaul
Psychiatry's diagnostic guidebook gets its first major update in 30 years. The changes may surprise you
A Broken Sense of Self Underlies Eating Disorders
A little-known sense that monitors how we feel inside can go awry, potentially distorting body image
The Brain May Disassemble Itself in Sleep
Slumber may loosen the links that undergird knowledge, restoring the brain daily to a vibrant, flexible state
Are We Born to Be Religious?
Genes and personality influence our attitudes toward religion
Are Believers Really Happier Than Atheists?
Who is better off: the religious or atheists? Cultural values determine the answer
Departments
- From the Editor
Feeling Free
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, May/June 2012
- Head Lines
Mental Imagery Technique Helps Abuse Victims
Older Adults Prize Accuracy More Than Speed
Slight Genetic Variations Can Affect How Others See You
To Enjoy Free Time, Forget Your Hourly Wage
Did you just enjoy a delicious meal?
Optical Illusion Relieves Arthritis Pain
Blinks Reveal What Toddlers Think
Get Smart
Personality Traits Correlate with Brain Activity
Sleepy Brains Think More Freely
Why Booze Makes Some People Belligerent
Concrete Plans Curb Creativity
Drinking alcohol in excess kills brain cells
Rats Display Altruism
Brain Drain
Inner Ear
Anxiety May Hinder Your Sense of Danger
Toddlers May Ignore Their Own Speech
You use only 10% of your brain
Psilocybin Quiets Brain's Control Centers
Acting in Unison Stirs Up Aggression
Claims & Caveats
Alzheimer's Drug Candidate May Help Brain Injuries Heal
- Illusions
Aviator's Dilemma: Pilots Encounter Illusions Everywhere
- Perspectives
The Perils of Paying for Status
- Consciousness Redux
This Is Your Brain on Drugs
- Ask the Brains
How Do Painkillers Buffer against Social Rejection?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Mind in Pictures
Herd Thinking
- We're Only Human
Imagining the Future Invokes Your Memory
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Require Trauma?
