
Walking the Line Between Good and Evil: The Common Thread of Heroes and Villains

Walking the Line Between Good and Evil: The Common Thread of Heroes and Villains

Serotonin and sexual preference: Is it really that simple?


First Sex Alters Body Image
A recent assessment of undergrads reveals a gender difference in how the students see their bodies after their first sexual intercourse. Christie Nicholson reports

Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High Degree of Scientific Certainty in Modern Medicine?
Two doctors take on the health care system in a new book that aims to arm people with information

Self-Restraint Leads Us to Prefer Aggression
Research shows that when we practice self-restraint, we also tend to prefer aggressive messaging and movies. Christie Nicholson reports

Right-Handers Tend to Prefer the Right Side
Recent research in the journal Psychological Science found that righties tend to prefer the right side of anything (spatially speaking) and lefties the left. Christie Nicholson reports

Electronic Gadgets Before Bed Can Hinder Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation released results of its annual survey. Christie Nicholson reports

Perception of Our Physical State When Depressed or Anxious
Depression and anxiety have very different influences on how we perceive physical symptoms. Christie Nicholson reports

A pill to remember

Can You Cure Yourself of Drug Addiction?
Actor Charlie Sheen, known for his heavy cocaine use, has been stating in interviews that he freed himself of his drug habit. How likely is that?

Great Pretenders: People Who Feel Their Success Is Undeserved
People who experience the "impostor phenomenon" believe their successes are undeserved--and they live in constant fear of being unmasked

Calendar: MIND events in March and April
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain