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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

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

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

July 11, 2008Mind
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

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

September 1, 2017
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; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0917-49

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?...

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

December 1, 2005
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; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind1205-44

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

July 15, 2008
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

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

July 1, 2017Neuroscience
How One Memory Attaches to Another: A technical revolution provides insight into how the brain links memories, a process critical for understanding and organizing the world around us; Alcino J. Silva; Scientific American Volume 317, Issue 1; 10.1038/scientificamerican0717-30; Originally published as "Memory's Intricate Web" in Scientific American Volume 317, Issue 1

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

June 1, 1987
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; 10.1038/scientificamerican0687-80

June 21, 2018Biology
Scientists Pinpoint Brain Region That May Be Center of Alcohol Addiction: Researchers map out a cellular mechanism that offers a biological explanation for alcoholism, and could lead to treatments; Bret Stetka

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

Does Marijuana Harm the Brain?