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• Why We Imagine

• From the Editor

  A World of What-Ifs

• Letters

  Readers Respond to "Wired for Touch" and More

• Head Lines

  Does an "M" Sound Round to You?

• How to Rhyme Like a Rapper

• Why Screams Are So Upsetting

• Pharma Watch: The Promise of Alzheimer's Drugs Revived

• How the Brain Purges Bad Memories

• Neuron Transplants May One Day Reverse Blindness

• How Do You Solve a Problem Like an Earworm?

• New Experiences Can Strengthen Old Memories

• Missing Link Found between the Brain and Immune System

• 3 Ways to Be a Better Gift Giver

• Does Schizophrenia Exist on an Autism-Like Spectrum?

• Sex: Seniors Find Answers Online

• Illusions

  How Ghostbusting Became a Victorian Pastime

• Perspectives

  Peer Pressure Has a Positive Side

• Consciousness Redux

  Teaching Machines to See

• Reviews and Recommendations

  Scientific American MIND Reviews Upside

• Scientific American MIND Reviews The Brain Electric

• Scientific American MIND Reviews Anxious

• Three Books Explore the Spiral of Shame

• Ask the Brains

  What Happens to the Brain During Cognitive Dissonance?

• Why Do People Favor Opinion Over Scientific Evidence?

• Head Games

  Head Games: Try These Puzzles

• Mind in Pictures

  How Viagra Works