August/September 2007
Scientific American Mind

Cover; August/September 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; August/September 2007; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Social Beings

Table of Contents; August/September 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; August/September 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Head Lines; August/September 2007; by Mason Inman, Corey Binns, Karen A. Frenkel, Melinda Wenner, Nicole Branan, Dinsa Sachan, Maia Szalavitz, Graciela Flores, Siri Carpenter; 6 Page(s)

White Matter Listens In; The Hidden Power of Culture; Continuing Effects of 9/11; Common Link, Common Cure?; Social Rhythm; See What I Say; Behave Yourself!; Trauma in Disguise; Sleep on It; Everyone Agrees; Unspoken Accents

The Power of the Pen; August/September 2007; by Katja Gaschler; 2 Page(s)

Writing in a diary about a bad situation can help bring about a happy resolution

Illusions: It's All Done with Mirrors; August/September 2007; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

Reflections on the familiar and yet deeply enigmatic nature of the looking glass

Calendar; August/September 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more

The New Psychology of Leadership; August/September 2007; by Stephen D. Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam and Michael J. Platow; 8 Page(s)

For more than 2,000 years, people have identified leadership skills as the key to success in politics, business and life. Recent research in psychology points to secrets of effective leadership that radically challenge conventional wisdom

New Brain Cells Go to Work; August/September 2007; by R. Douglas Fields; 6 Page(s)

How new neurons join the existing tightly knit networks of brain cells

When Words Decide; August/September 2007; by Barry Schwartz; 8 Page(s)

Researchers are discovering the myriad ways in which language can have a profound effect on the choices we make--from the foods we eat to the laws we support

Where Mind and Body Meet; August/September 2007; by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee; 8 Page(s)

Conscious physical sensation and conscious emotional awareness come together in the right frontal insula

Deadly Dreams; August/September 2007; by Frank J. Robertz; 8 Page(s)

After a recent spate of school shootings, researchers are analyzing the malignant fantasies of young assassins for warning signs that could help prevent future tragedies

Is Greed Good?; August/September 2007; by Christoph Uhlhaas; 8 Page(s)

Why tens of millions of people send money to strangers they find on the Internet

Forgetting Faces; August/September 2007; by Thomas Grueter; 6 Page(s)

They do not recognize friends or family members or even themselves in a mirror. An astounding 2 percent of the population may be effectively blind to faces

Why We Quit; August/September 2007; by Yvonne Raley; 6 Page(s)

In the U.S., more students drop out of college than graduate--yet six out of every 10 jobs require a degree. What causes so many students to squander their future?

Can Antidepressants Cause Suicide?; August/September 2007; by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld; 4 Page(s)

The truth about antidepressants and suicide risk in children and adolescents

Mind Reads; August/September 2007; by Melinda Wenner, Nicole Branan, Kenneth Silber; 2 Page(s)

Reviews of Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer; IQ by Stephen Murdoch; The Social Atom by Mark Buchanan; and The Soul in the Brain by Michael R. Trimble

Ask the Brains; August/September 2007; by Mark A. W. Andrews, Barry L. Beyerstein; 1 Page(s)

Why is Sudoku so much fun? And can we think two thoughts simultaneously?

Head Games; August/September 2007; by American Mensa; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzler