December 2006/January 2007
Scientific American Mind

Cover; December 2006/January 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; December 2006/January 2007; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Together and Apart

Table of Contents; December 2006/January 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; December 2006/January 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Head Lines; December 2006/January 2007; by Jonathan Beard, Kaspar Mossman, Kurt Kleiner, Nicole Branan, Temma Ehrenfeld, Phil Cohen, Christine Soares; 6 Page(s)

Malicious Mirror; Safer Neuron Source; Curiosity Trumps E-Popularity; Switching off the Inner Scrooge; Is Anybody in There?; Monkey See, Great-Great-Great-Grand Monkey Do; Think Again; God (Neurons) May Be Everywhere; Treating Trauma on a Grand Scale; Hormone Harms Hearing; Venus in Repose

Ancient Sleep in Modern Times; December 2006/January 2007; by Walter A. Brown; 2 Page(s)

Breaking a night's sleep into two pieces may not be a sign of insomnia but of a natural sleep pattern bubbling to the surface

Illusions: When the Two Eyes Clash; December 2006/January 2007; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

A tale of binocular rivalry

Calendar; December 2006/January 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more

The Violent Brain; December 2006/January 2007; by Daniel Strueber, Monika Lueck and Gerhard Roth; 8 Page(s)

Violent behavior never erupts from a single cause. Rather it appears to result from a complex web of related factors, some genetic and others environmental

Brain Scans Go Legal; December 2006/January 2007; by Scott T. Grafton, Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong, Suzanne I. Gazzaniga and Michael S. Gazzaniga; 8 Page(s)

Courts are beginning to allow brain images as evidence, but current technology is nowhere near trustworthy enough to determine or absolve guilt

The Madness of Migraine; December 2006/January 2007; by Felicitas Witte; 6 Page(s)

One in every eight Americans suffers from migraines. In recent years doctors have discovered more about how these nasty headaches occur--and how to dull the pain

Why Do We Cry?; December 2006/January 2007; by Chip Walter; 8 Page(s)

Other animals howl when they are in distress, but only humans weep tears of sorrow--or joy

It Takes Two to...; December 2006/January 2007; by Natalie Sebanz; 6 Page(s)

Even the most mundane tasks people perform together require them to coordinate their efforts. Recently researchers have started to ask exactly how we cooperate

Is the Teen Brain Too Rational?; December 2006/January 2007; by Valerie F. Reyna and Frank Farley; 8 Page(s)

With the decision-making areas of their brains still developing, teenagers show poor judgment in risky situations. Thinking less logically may be the answer

Juicing the Brain; December 2006/January 2007; by Jonathan D. Moreno; 8 Page(s)

Research to limit mental fatigue among soldiers may foster controversial ways to enhance any person's brain

Hearing Voices; December 2006/January 2007; by Bettina Thraenhardt; 6 Page(s)

Not only schizophrenics experience auditory hallucinations. Many people who are not mentally ill sometimes hear claps, whistles, buzzing, voices or even music in their heads

Taking a Closer Look; December 2006/January 2007; by Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz; 2 Page(s)

Can moving your eyes back and forth help ease anxiety?

Mind Reads; December 2006/January 2007; by Jonathan Beard, Kurt Kleiner, Rick Lipkin, Karen A. Frenkel; 2 Page(s)

Reviews of Primates and Philosophers by Frans de Waal; Moral Minds by Marc D. Hauser; Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman; and Play = Learning edited by Dorothy G. Singer, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Ask the Brains; December 2006/January 2007; by Mark A. W. Andrews; 1 Page(s)

Why is the brain wired up the way it is--why does the right cortex control the left side of the body, and vice versa?

Head Games; December 2006/January 2007; by Abbie F. Salny; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzler