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May 11, 2015Mind
What Drives Subconscious Racial Prejudice?: A study of anti-Roma bias in Hungary seeks to identify the roots of subliminal bias; Jeneen Interlandi

September 28, 2018Behavior & Society
Recent Research Sheds New Light on Why Nicotine Is So Addictive: It's not just rewarding to the brain by itself; it also enhances and prolongs the pleasure we get from other activities; Nora D. Volkow

September 1, 2010Mind
Inside the Mind of a Psychopath: Neuroscientists are discovering that some of the most cold-blooded killers aren't bad. They suffer from a brain abnormality that sets them adrift in an emotionless world; Kent A. Kiehl and Joshua W. Buckholtz; September / October 2010; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0910-22

December 1, 2004
Stressed-Out Memories: A little stress sharpens memory. But after prolonged stress, the mental picture isn't pretty; Robert M. Sapolsky

January 1, 2004
The Quest to Find Consciousness: By studying the brain's physical processes, scientists are seeking clues about how the subjective inner life of the mind arises; Gerard Roth

January 1, 2020Biology
“Birdbrain” Turns from Insult to Praise: Some avian species use tools and can recognize themselves in the mirror. How do tiny brains pull off such big feats?; Onur Güntürkün; Scientific American Volume 322, Issue 1; 10.1038/scientificamerican0120-48; Originally published as "The Surprising Power of the Avian Mind" in Scientific American Volume 322, Issue 1

October 1, 2012Mind
What Psychopaths Teach Us about How to Succeed [Excerpt]: We can learn a lot from psychopaths. Certain aspects of their personalities and intellect are often hallmarks of success; Kevin Dutton; Scientific American Volume 307, Issue 4; 10.1038/scientificamerican1012-76; Originally published as "The Wisdom of Psychopaths" in Scientific American Volume 307, Issue 4

February 1, 2007Mind
The Case of the Loud Eyeballs: In which a mystery is solved through a chance encounter; R. Douglas Fields; February/March 2007; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0207-12

April 1, 2009Behavior & Society
The Roots of Problem Personalities: Scientists are peering into the brains of people with borderline personality disorder and finding clues to the roots of this disabling illness; Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg; April/May/June 2009; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0409-40; Originally published as "Perturbed Personalities" in April/May/June 2009

September 7, 2012Evolution
Revenge of the Lizard Brain: There’s a scene in Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas in which the writer, high out of his mind on hallucinogens, watches a roomful of casino patrons transform into giant lizards and lunge at each other in bloody combat...; Ben Thomas

April 18, 2013Mind
One Year Later: Why I Still Write on Addiction in the Bronx: It's been over a year since I first went to Hunts Point, Bronx, since I first spoke to the people who would grow to consume most of my daily thought-stream.; Cassie Rodenberg

April 30, 2019Behavior & Society
The Concept of Neurodiversity Is Dividing the Autism Community: It remains controversial—but it doesn’t have to be; Simon Baron-Cohen

November 22, 2013Mind
Creativity, Madness and Drugs: San Diego—Would we have Poe’s Raven today if the tormented author had taken lithium to suppress his bipolar illness? Not likely, considering the high frequency of psychiatric illnesses among writers and artists, concluded psychiatrist Kay Jamison of Johns Hopkins Medical School speaking last week at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego...; R. Douglas Fields

October 19, 2012Neuroscience
Is Homosexuality a Choice?: Ask this question, and you will probably receive one of two responses: Yes. People choose to be gay. They are making an immoral choice, which government should discourage.; Marcia Malory

January 1, 2004
Your Personal Pathology: How will we feel when biology can name what makes each of us who we are?; Robert M. Sapolsky

September 25, 2017Behavior & Society
Tribute to Jose Delgado, Legendary and Slightly Scary Pioneer of Mind Control: Neuroscientist based at Yale in 1960s controlled bulls, monkeys and humans with brain implants and envisioned a “psychocivilized society”; John Horgan

April 1, 2005Mind
Alien Friends: For people with Capgras syndrome, loved ones have been taken over by body doubles. Their experience teaches us that feelings are integral to perception; Thomas Grüter and Ulrich Kraft; April 2005; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0405-58

December 20, 2016Cognition
Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming: Research shows that maintaining eye contact can make it harder to think; Victoria Sayo Turner

August 11, 2016
New Imaging Technique Provides First Look at Gene Activity in the Living Human Brain: The innovative method, which appears to show gene activation, is a cousin of PET; Sharon Begley and STAT

August 10, 2016
MIT Challenges The New York Times over Book on Famous Brain Patient: 200 neuroscientists from around the world are raising questions about an excerpt that published in the paper on Sunday; Sharon Begley and STAT

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