- June 1, 2005Mind & Brain
New View on Autism
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- July 1, 2013The Sciences
Gender and the Emotional Brain
- Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 3
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0713-14b
- July 20, 2010Mind & Brain
Snakes in the MRI Machine: A Study of Courage
- What courage looks like in the brain--in real time
- Daniela Schiller
- July 2, 2019Neuroscience
Decoding the Language of Neurons
- A new study reveals surprising variations in the neural code
- Ryan P. Dalton
- December 4, 2014Mind & Brain
Can Fear Be Erased?
- Hormone and gene therapies for anxiety and PTSD could be on the way
- Bret Stetka
- March 15, 2012Health
Your Teen s Brain: Driving without the Brakes
- What was he thinking?The next time your teenager behaves inexplicably, remember: his brain is like a car without brakes. The more primitive parts of the brain are well developed, acting like a powerful accelerator encouraging teens to take risks, act on impulse and seek novel experiences...
- David Fassler
- June 12, 2014
What Does Mindfulness Meditation Do to Your Brain?
- As you read this, wiggle your toes. Feel the way they push against your shoes, and the weight of your feet on the floor. Really think about what your feet feel like right now - their heaviness...
- Tom Ireland
- August 10, 2012Mind & Brain
The Biological Response to Beauty and Ugliness in Art [Excerpt]
- Eric Kandel's latest book, The Age of Insight, explores the intersection of neuroscience, psychoanalysis and art
- Eric Kandel
- July 1, 2014Mind & Brain
SSRIs May Help Us See the Glass Half Full
- Common antidepressants may also affect learning and digestion
- Roni Jacobson
- Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 4
- Originally published as "When Arousal Is Agony" in Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 4
- May 1, 2014Neuroscience
Synesthesia Helps Explain Mysterious Spelunker's Illusion
- Why some people believe they can see their hands in total darkness
- Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0514-19a
- Originally published as "The Spelunker's Illusion" in Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3
- June 16, 2008Mind & Brain
Study Says Brains of Gay Men and Women Are Similar
- Brain scans provide evidence that sexual orientation is biological
- Nikhil Swaminathan
- April 6, 2018Neuroscience
Brain Scan Might Reveal Appetite for Risk
- Volunteers willing to place riskier bets tended to sport larger amygdalas—a region associated with processing fear. Christopher Intagliata reports.
- Christopher Intagliata
- January 1, 2017Cognition
A New Twist on Treating Arachnophobia
- Researchers are focusing on a way to disrupt frightening memories of spiders
- Abdul-Kareem Ahmed
- Scientific American Mind Volume 28, Issue 1
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0117-17
- Originally published as "For Arachnophobia, a New Twist on Exposure Therapy" in Scientific American Mind Volume 28, Issue 1
- August 22, 2003The Sciences
Hungry Humans React Like Pavlov's Dogs
- Sarah Graham
- June 22, 2018Behavior
Why Our Brains See the World as "Us" versus "Them"
- Is there something in our neural circuits that leads us to find comfort in those like us and unease with those who may differ?
- Leslie Henderson and The Conversation US
- March 10, 2016
Getting Past the "Shotgun" Approach to Treating Mental Illness
- We treat depression by trying different drugs until we find one that works—a highly imprecise approach to treating the most sophisticated of organs, the brain
- Daniel Barron
- February 1, 2008Mind & Brain
Irritable? Take a Nap
- Sleep deprivation leads to heightened emotions
- Katherine Leitzel
- February/March 2008
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0208-10b
- August 16, 2011
City Living and your Mental Health: Is city living driving you crazy?
- I recently moved to a big city from a series of smaller, suburban cities and towns. I love my new city dwelling, the opportunities that are available to see the arts, the large universities and hospitals which allow for scientific collaboration, the cool, fun bars, and of course, the fact that I can get Ethiopian food freakin' DELIVERED at 2am if I should so choose...
- Scicurious
- April 12, 2017Neuroscience
Where Does the Brain Store Long-Ago Memories?
- An internal filing system sorts events for short- or long-term use
- Simon Makin
- February 1, 2008Mind & Brain
The Character Code
- Researchers have found a gene that influences our ability to cope with stress and to bounce back from the misfortunes of life
- Turhan Canli
- February/March 2008
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0208-52