
Toddlers Don't Monitor Their Own Speech
Adults and children hear their own voice and use it as feedback to monitor their speech, but it seems that young toddlers do not. Christie Nicholson reports

Toddlers Don't Monitor Their Own Speech
Adults and children hear their own voice and use it as feedback to monitor their speech, but it seems that young toddlers do not. Christie Nicholson reports

Individuals Are Removed from Blame When in Groups
A recent study has found that we do not tend to hold individual members of a group responsible for their individual actions. Christie Nicholson reports


How to Act Like a Psychopath without Really Trying [Excerpt]
People who don't care—or don't need to care—what others think of them show how crucial reputation is to civilization. Understanding it could reduce crime, improve ethical behavior and rein in Wall Street excesses

Killing 1 Person to Save 5
Researchers test a famous ethical dilemma called the "trolley problem" in a very real setting. Christie Nicholson reports

Hidden Switches in the Mind
Experience may contribute to mental illness in a surprising way: by causing "epigenetic" changes—ones that turn genes on or off without altering the genes themselves

The Hidden Potential of Autistic Kids
What intelligence tests might be overlooking when it comes to autism

Dreams Help Soothe Your Bad Memories
Research finds that dreams may help consolidate and soothe troubled memories and experiences. Christie Nicholson reports

The Mind's Hidden Switches
Eric J. Nestler, director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, talks about his article in the December issue of Scientific American magazine on epigenetics and human behavior, called "Hidden Switches in the Mind"

Depression Drug Targeting New Pathway Fails to Work Well
Failure of a promising compound casts a shadow on others.

How We View Half-Naked Men and Women
Research finds that scantily-clad women and men are judged in similar ways. Christie Nicholson reports

Mental-Health Diagnosis Manual (DSM) Accused of Overreach
Dispute grows over revisions to diagnostic handbook.

Calendar: MIND Events in November and December
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain