
Tetris Shown to Lessen PTSD and Flashbacks
The visual-spatial demands of playing Tetris disrupt the formation of the mental imagery involved in flashbacks

Tetris Shown to Lessen PTSD and Flashbacks
The visual-spatial demands of playing Tetris disrupt the formation of the mental imagery involved in flashbacks

Decoding the Body Watcher
The brain uses a fundamentally different circuit for paying attention to the internal world, and this could have important implications for stress and mental illness.


Chlorine Accidents Take a Big Human Toll
Over the past 10 years, there have been hundreds of accidents involving chlorine nationwide, injuring thousands

Ban Chimp Testing
Why it is time to end invasive biomedical research on chimpanzees

Shades of Grief: When Does Mourning Become a Mental Illness?
The new edition of a psychiatric manual called DSM-5 tackles what to do when mourning becomes complicated or leads to depression

Neuroscience in the Courtroom
Brain scans and other types of neurological evidence are rarely a factor in trials today. Someday, however, they could transform judicial views of personal credibility and responsibility

Hallucinogens as Medicine
In a matter of hours, mind-altering substances may induce profound psychological realignments that can take decades to achieve on a therapist's couch

MIND Reviews Origins: How the Nine Months before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives

Are Infectious Diseases Now Really Haiti's Biggest Health Threat?
Despite much concern about diseases spreading through Haiti's earthquake-shattered areas, one epidemiologist explains that mental health issues will be more widespread

Therapists Use Virtual Worlds to Address Real Problems
An emerging technique to help troubled teens combines role-play in computer-generated environments with talk therapy

The Aches of War: Some Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Suffer Frequent Headaches
About one in seven soldiers has suffered a mild brain injury, and a new study finds that the effects can linger

News Bytes of the Week--Second coming: The new iPhone is here
Killer hot peppers; Straightening kids' spines; Netting mosquitoes; Retiring the shuttle; and more...