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July 1, 2015Mind & Brain
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

October 2, 2007Health
Squelching the dark past: The mechanics of memory suppression: _____________________ Introduction by David Dobbs
Editor, Mind Matters Bad memories can seem to have their own power, as if they are independent agents infecting our thoughts and moods...; David Dobbs

May 1, 2007The Sciences
Mama's boys are braver: Maternal presence as neural confidence builder: Welcome to

Mind Matters Sciam.com's "seminar blog" on the sciences of mind and brain. Each week, top researchers in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry explain and discuss the research driving their fields...; David Dobbs

July 17, 2007
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

June 28, 2017
الزواج السعيد.. يحمي قلبك: هل تعلم أن المتزوجين الذين يعانون من النوبات القلبية يقل تعرُّضهم للموت بعد النوبة بنسبة 14% أقل من أقرانهم غير المتزوجين؟; Dina Darwich

January 22, 2011Mind & Brain
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

July 11, 2008Mind & Brain
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

November 28, 2011Mind & Brain
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 & Brain
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?...

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

March 1, 2016Mind & Brain
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

July 15, 2008Mind & Brain
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

December 1, 2005Mind & Brain
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

April 1, 2010Mind & Brain
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

June 1, 1994Mind & Brain
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

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 & Brain
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

Can We Spot Soldiers at Risk for PTSD?