The Caregiver's Conundrum
Tens of millions of people minister to a loved one on a full- or part-time basis, often putting their own lives on hold. Now researchers are finding ways to help them care for others without losing themselves ...
Features
Anatomy of an Intervention
A research-based way to improve life and reduce depression among people caring for loved ones with dementia
How We Make Sense of Time
Long, short, forward and back: Our concepts of time—and how we process it in the brain—are based on our understanding of physical space, with some surprising cultural variations ...
The Art of Neuroscience
Stunning images from an annual competition reveal the beauty of a complex science
Female Stress--a Faster, Stronger Response
The male and female responses to stress are biologically different. What does that mean for treating PTSD, depression and other disorders?
Hear the Violet, Taste the Velvet
Research is unwinding the physiological basis of synesthesia, finding links to migraine, autism and other conditions that suggest a role for the immune system
So, You Want to Be a Synesthete?
Several “artificial” approaches exist but most evidence suggests that training cannot capture a synesthete’s experience
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Here Come the Holidays
A New Target for Treating Mania?
Fighting Depression by Staying Awake
- From the Editor
Caregiving, Stress and Beauty Shots of the Brain
- Letters
Readers Respond to "Banking against Alzheimer's" and More
- Recommended
New Books about Mind Control, Mental Rest and Why We Swear
Q&A: with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
- Head Lines
Family Traditions Boost Happiness
Why Nostalgia Is Good for You
The Christmastime Suicide Myth
Weight-Loss Surgery Alters the Brain
Monkeys Can Think about Thinking, Too
Could a Diabetes Drug Help Beat Alzheimer's Disease?
How Your Heartbeat May Trick Your Senses
Learn to Be Happier with Second Best
How to Be a Better Forgiver
Why We Love Moral Rigidity
More Immigrants, Bigger Smiles and Frowns
- Illusions
The Case of the Oversized Planet
- Perspectives
Why Math Education in the U.S. Doesn't Add Up
- Consciousness Redux
Sleeping While Awake
- Ask the Brains
Why Don't Figure Skaters Get Dizzy When They Spin?
Do Animals Recognize Themselves?
Are Lefties Physically or Psychologically More Vulnerable?
- Head Games
Can You Solve These Mensa Puzzles?
- Mind in Pictures
Finding Her Nerve
