May / June 2011
Scientific American Mind

Cover; May / June 2011; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letters; May / June 2011; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters to the editor about the January / February 2011 issue of Scientific American MIND

Head Lines; May / June 2011; by Carrie Arnold; Elizabeth King Humphrey; Nathan Collins; Janelle Weaver; Joe Kloc; Michele Solis; Harvey Black; Morgen Peck; Melinda Wenner Moyer; 8 Page(s)

We're in This Together; Laughter Leads to Insight; What Are You Looking At?; Tweeting the Bull or the Bear; Crying Women Turn Men Off; Fascinated by Fear; A Thinking Person's Diet; Far from Conflict; The Prejudice Hormone; Pain Lessens Guilt; The Language of Love; Brain Boosters; Might Makes Right; Speaking with Affect; The Downside of Hope; Depressed or Burned Out?

Perspectives: Fickle Friends; May / June 2011; by Kirsten Weir; 2 Page(s)

"Frenemies" can be bad for your health, but understanding these taxing relationships can make them less painful

Consciousness Redux: Fatal Attraction; May / June 2011; by Christof Koch; 2 Page(s)

Some protozoa infect the brain of their host, shaping its behavior in ways most suited to the pathogen, even if it leads to the suicide of the host

Illusions: Colors Out of Space; May / June 2011; by Stephen L. Macknik; Susana Martinez-Conde; 3 Page(s)

Colors can change with their surroundings and spread beyond the lines

From the Editor; May / June 2011; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Feed Your Mind

Table of Contents; May / June 2011; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Calendar; May / June 2011; by Victoria Stern; 1 Page(s)

Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain

The Unleashed Mind; May / June 2011; by Shelley Carson; 8 Page(s)

Highly creative people often seem weirder than the rest of us. Now researchers know why

10 Top Illusions; May / June 2011; by Susana Martinez-Conde & Stephen L. Macknik; 6 Page(s)

Balls that roll uphill, bathtubs that stretch and shrink, freaky faces and throbbing hearts. Welcome to the year's best visual tricks

Obsessions Revisited; May / June 2011; by Melinda Wenner Moyer; 6 Page(s)

Scientists are taking a fresh look at obsessive-compulsive disorder, identifying its likely causes—and hints for new therapies

Control Yourself!; May / June 2011; by Wilhelm Hofmann & Malte Friese; 6 Page(s)

Cocktail or cola? Banana or banana split? Understanding how we handle such decisions makes it easier to keep our cravings in check

Why Johnny Can't Name His Colors; May / June 2011; by Melody Dye; 4 Page(s)

The way we commonly use color and number words in English makes it unnecessarily difficult for kids to learn the concepts

The Hidden Brain; May / June 2011; by R. Douglas Fields; 8 Page(s)

Flashy neurons may get the attention, but a class of cells called glia are behind most of the brain's work—and many of its diseases

Distance Therapy Comes of Age; May / June 2011; by Robert Epstein; 4 Page(s)

Recent studies show that psychotherapy delivered through electronic devices can benefit patients

Facts & Fictions in Mental Health: Can Positive Thinking Be Negative?; May / June 2011; by Scott O. Lilienfeld; Hal Arkowitz; 2 Page(s)

Research suggests limits to looking on the sunny side of life

We're Only Human: Looming Deadlines; May / June 2011; by Wray Herbert; 2 Page(s)

How the pressure of a due date distorts our perception of time

Reviews and Recommendations; May / June 2011; by Frank Bures; Victoria Stern; Melinda Wenner Moyer; Nicole Branan; 2 Page(s)

Books and more relating to the mind and brain

Ask the Brains; May / June 2011; by Robert O. Duncan; Ernest Hartmann; 1 Page(s)

Why can most people remember a color, but only a few can remember pitch?; Why do memories of vivid dreams disappear soon after waking up?

Head Games; May / June 2011; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers

MIND in Pictures; May / June 2011; by Dwayne Godwin; Jorge Cham; 1 Page(s)

Driven to Distraction