- April 1, 2006Mind & Brain
Taking Sides
- Is being right-handed all for the greater good?
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- January 1, 2015The Sciences
Why We Are So Intrigued by Zombies
- What the living dead can teach us about ancient prejudices
- Michael Shermer
- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1
- 10.1038/scientificamerican0115-83
- Originally published as "Here Be Zombies" in Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1
- July 10, 2006The Sciences
Why do we dream?
- November 1, 2011The Sciences
150 Years Ago: Ghost Photo
- Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
- Daniel C. Schlenoff
- November 2011
- Originally published as "50, 100 & 150 Years Ago" in November 2011
- September 30, 2016Neuroscience
Massive U.K. Brain-Mapping Project Releases First Results
- The UK Biobank Imaging Study aims to track brain health in 100,000 individuals as part of a long-running effort to understand how diseases develop
- Catherine Caruso
- May 1, 2010Mind & Brain
Calendar: MIND events in May and June
- Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
- Victoria Stern
- May / June 2010
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0510-21
- Originally published as "Calendar" in May / June 2010
- May 23, 2017Neuroscience
Are Cats Responsible for “Cat Ladies”?
- The strange neuroscience of “Toxo”
- Jack Turban
- September 4, 1869The Sciences
Monstrosities Among Trout
- A. Coolidge
- Scientific American Volume 21, Issue 10
- 10.1038/scientificamerican09041869-149
- June 13, 2012
Know Your Neurons: What Is the Ratio of Glia to Neurons in the Brain?
- Previously, on Know Your Neurons:Chapter 1: The Discovery and Naming of the NeuronChapter 2: How to Classify Different Types of NeuronsChapter 3: Meet the GliaChapter 4: What is the Ratio of Glia to Neurons in the Brain?...
- Ferris Jabr
- April 28, 2017Neuroscience
The Brain Has Its Own “Autofill” Function for Speech
- The neural version of a texting app anticipates what comes next when we hear speech
- Mo Costandi
- November 15, 2012Biology
Misfolded Protein Transmits Parkinson's from Cell to Cell
- A link between cell death and protein clumps opens a new pathway to possible treatment
- Virginia Hughes and Nature magazine
- February 1, 2009Mind & Brain
Ask the Brains: Is the Midlife Crisis a Myth?
- Also: Why does music ease a hard workout?
- The Editors
- February/March 2009
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0209-70
- Originally published as "Ask the Brains" in February/March 2009
- June 8, 2010
Clever critters: Bonobos that share, brainy bugs and social dogs
- NEW YORK—When it comes to brain power, we humans like to think we're the animal kingdom's undisputed champions. But in the past few decades we've had to make a lot of room on our mantle place for shared trophies...
- Ferris Jabr
- October 1, 2008Mind & Brain
Ask the Brains: Why Do We Laugh When Someone Falls?
- Also: Does napping after a meal affect memory formation?
- The Editors
- October/November 2008
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind1008-86
- Originally published as "Ask the Brains" in October/November 2008
- April 27, 2012Mind & Brain
Certainty Principle: People Who Hold False Convictions Are Better at Retaining Corrected Information
- Researchers have used imaging technology to spy on the brain as it corrects strongly held beliefs, shedding light on how we might learn from our mistakes.
- Charles Q. Choi
- July 28, 2021Behavior
Why So Many Young People Hate STEM Courses
- Take it from someone who almost gave up on her dream of being a scientist
- Rhea Wanchoo | Opinion
- November 1, 1993Mind & Brain
Unraveling Alzheimer's
- A major cause of the disease yields to researchers
- Tim Beardsley
- November 1993
- 10.1038/scientificamerican1193-28
- February 3, 2015Mind & Brain
Teens These Days, Always Changing Their Gray Matter
- While we all may vary on just how much time we like spending with other people, humans are overall very social beings. Scientists have already found this to be reflected in our health and well-being - with social isolation being associated with more depression, worse health, and a shorter life...
- Amanda Baker
- September 11, 2007
Saying no to yourself: The neural mechanisms of self-control
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- December 21, 2012
Edward, Bella, and McGurk: Why Bad Lip-Synching Is So Funny
- "You slapped a fiiiish. Why would you do that?" "I wanted some seafood." At nearly 16,000,000 views at the time of this writing, this "bad lip-synching" of Edward and Bella is objectively hilarious...
- Kyle Hill