Can Men and Women Be Just Friends?
Attraction plays a significant role in opposite-sex friendship, but that doesn't make the bond less beneficial
Features
How Football Destroys the Brain
The rise of chronic traumatic encephalopathy among some athletes suggests that repeated blows to the head may trigger the brain's unraveling
A Safe Way to Tackle?
Heads Up—a much hyped new approach to tackling—seeks to avoid the most ferocious helmet-to-helmet collisions of football
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Player's Perspective
Coaches, trainers and athletes need to work together to prioritize brain safety
Getting to Know the Voices in Your Head
We talk to ourselves to stay motivated, tame unruly emotions, plan for the future and even maintain a sense of self
New Therapies Take Early Aim at Autism
By spotting signs of this developmental disorder in young toddlers, parents and therapists may be able to target a child's deficits before they become debilitating
Distractions Lower Our IQs [Excerpt]
A preoccupation with scarcity diminishes IQ and self-control. Simple measures can help us counteract this cognitive tax
Adults Can Have ADHD, Too
Newly recognized, adult ADHD threatens the success and well-being of 4 percent of adults. A combination of treatments can help the afflicted lead a more productive life
Departments
- From the Editor
Friends With Many Benefits
- Letters
Readers Respond to "Self-Esteem Can Be an Ego Trap"
- Head Lines
Optimism Is a Double-Edged Sword in Relationships
Women's "Benevolent" Sexism Can Hurt Marital Satisfaction
Mutual Financial Goals Keep Couples Satisfied
How to End a Fight with Your Partner
Who Should Pay on a Date?
Trying to See the Other Side of an Argument May Backfire
After a Lovers' Spat, Forgive Yourself
For Porn Use, Honesty Is the Best Policy
A Nasal Spray Promises to Prevent PTSD
How Sleep Protects the Brain over Time
New Theory of Antidepressants Could Help Predict Patients' Response
New Plans Aim to Tame Painkiller Abuse
Feeling Hot Can Fuel Rage
How Wintry Weather Affects Emotions
How to Cope with Uncomfortable Uncertainty
Fear of Happiness Underlies Some Mental Illnesses
Get Involved in Citizen Science of the Mind
Psychopaths Might Have an Impaired Empathy Circuit
How to Be a Better Artist
- Illusions
Filling in the _________
- Perspectives
Psychiatrists Embrace Deep-Brain Stimulation
- Consciousness Redux
Is Consciousness Universal?
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews: The Aesthetic Brain
MIND Reviews: Smarter
MIND Reviews: How Dogs Love Us
MIND Books Roundup: Unearthing Inner Resources
- Ask the Brains
Why Do We Develop Certain Irrational Phobias?
What Brain Activity Can Explain Suspension of Disbelief?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Mind in Pictures
A Peek Inside A Stormy Brain
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Why "Just Say No" Doesn't Work
