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September 1, 2014Neurological Health
Does Marijuana Harm the Brain?: Simon Makin; Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0914-17a

July 1, 2015Mind
Can We Spot Soldiers at Risk for PTSD?: Telltale differences in the brain and immune system before deployment may predict which soldiers are most likely to succumb later on; Moises Velasquez-Manoff; Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 4; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0715-56; Originally published as "Before the Trauma" in Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 4

July 17, 2007The Sciences
Forget It: Old Theory on Amnesia May Be Wrong: New study counteracts neurobiological dogma, which says inhibiting new protein formation in the brain causes memory loss; Nikhil Swaminathan

April 1, 2005Mind
Chronic Collectors: Jonathan Beard; April 2005; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0405-8a

January 22, 2011Mind
Meditation Correlated with Structural Changes in the Brain: A study published this week finds that an eight-week meditation course leads to structural changes in the brain. Christie Nicholson reports

November 28, 2011Mind
Dreams Help Soothe Your Bad Memories: Research finds that dreams may help consolidate and soothe troubled memories and experiences. Christie Nicholson reports

December 13, 2007Mind
The Slow Down of Time in Crisis: Recent research from the Baylor College of Medicine tackles the fascinating experience we have of time slowing down during a terrifying event, like a car accident. Does our brain track time differently during crisis?...

July 11, 2008
Who's afraid? Not these brain cells: Rutgers University researchers have found brain cells responsible for helping people overcome fear of things they once found scary. The finding, published in Nature , could pave the way for these so-called intercalated cells in the amygdala, a brain region that processes fear, to become drug targets for treating phobias (such as fear of heights and closed spaces) as well as post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers and others...; Nikhil Swaminathan

September 1, 2017Neuroscience
In Baby Mode: The birth of a first child alters parents’ lives suddenly and forever: sleepless nights, afternoons in pajamas and hardly a moment’s respite. Parents are able to make this transition because of changes that take place in the brain...; Anna von Hopffgarten; Scientific American Mind, Volume 28, Issue 5; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0917-49

June 1, 1994Mind
Emotion, Memory and the Brain: The neural routes underlying the formation of memories about primitive emotional experiences, such as fear, have been traced; Joseph E. LeDoux; June 1994; 10.1038/scientificamerican0694-50

December 1, 2005Mind
Can We Cure Fear?: We naturally view any risk we witness as a personal threat--even when it is on the opposite side of the globe and we see it only on TV. Is popping a pill the answer?; Marc Siegel; December 2005; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind1205-44

March 1, 2016Mind
Brain Differences in Boys and Girls: How Much Is Inborn?: The preference for playing hockey, or house, is far from fixed. Sex differences in the brain are small—until experiences and expectations magnify them; Lise Eliot; Special Editions Volume 25, Issue 1s; 10.1038/scientificamericansex0316-64; Originally published as "The Truth about Boys and Girls" in Special Editions Volume 25, Issue 1s

June 1, 1987Mind
The Anatomy of Memory: An inquiry into the roots of human amnesia has shown how deep structures in the brain may interact with perceptual pathways in outer brain layers to transform sensory stimuli into memories...; Mortimer Mishkin and Tim Appenzeller; Scientific American Volume 256, Issue 6; 10.1038/scientificamerican0687-80

April 1, 2010Mind
Faulty Circuits: Neuroscience is revealing the malfunctioning connections underlying psychological disorders and forcing psychiatrists to rethink the causes of mental illness; Thomas R. Insel; April 2010; 10.1038/scientificamerican0410-44

July 15, 2008Mind
To Trust or Not to Trust: Ask Oxytocin: When someone betrays us, how does the brain deal with it? A hormone associated with social attachment gives us clues.; Mauricio Delgado

October 1, 2012The Sciences
The Truth about Boys and Girls: The preference for playing hockey, or house, in the brain are small—unless grown-up house, is far from fixed. Sex differences up assumptions magnify them; Lise Eliot; His Brain, Her Brain; 10.1038/scientificamericanbrain0512-12

May 1, 2010The Sciences
The Truth about Boys and Girls: The preference for playing hockey, or house, is far from fixed. Sex differences in the brain are small—unless grown-up assumptions magnify them; Lise Eliot; May / June 2010; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0510-22

September 4, 2009Mind
Freeing the Mind to Forget: Young brains can forget painful memories, but old ones tend not to. An animal study in the journal Science finds that it may be possible to restore the old brain to its younger, more pliable state...

September 1, 2015The Sciences
Why Do Cats Love Catnip?: In many, but not all, cats, the plant trips a brain switch; Ramona Turner; Special Editions Volume 24, Issue 3s; 10.1038/scientificamericanpets0915-78; Originally published as "Catnip's Magic" in Special Editions Volume 24, Issue 3s

November 9, 2010Mind
Editor’s Selections: Mental Illness, Scaring Babies, Sports Concussions, and Finding Meaning: Here are my Research Blogging Editor’s Selections for this week. To start things off, be sure to check out the “What is Mental Illness?; Jason G. Goldman

Does Marijuana Harm the Brain?