July / August 2010
Scientific American Mind

Cover; July / August 2010; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; July / August 2010; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

A Singular Challenge

Table of Contents; July / August 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; July / August 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters to the editor about the March / April 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND

Head Lines; July / August 2010; by Valerie Ross; Emily Anthes; Carrie Arnold; Allison Bond; Jordan Lite; Erica Westly; Harvey Black; Melinda Wenner Moyer; 8 Page(s)

Born Into Debt; Ambidexterity and ADHD; Closing the Gap; Food For Thought; Two Sides of the Same Coin; Honesty Online; Attuned to Feelings; Less Sleep Linked to Blues in Teens; Too Much, Too Young; Status Matters; When I'm 64; Skip the Small Talk; Color TV; In Stroke Rehab, Skip the ABC's

Perspectives: A Taboo Exchange; July / August 2010; by Adam Waytz; 2 Page(s)

Financial incentives backfire when negotiations involve deeply held beliefs

Consciousness Redux: Looks Can Deceive; July / August 2010; by Christof Koch; 2 Page(s)

When you are facing a tricky task, your view of the world may not be as accurate as you think

Illusions: Carried to Extremes; July / August 2010; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran & Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

How quirks of perception drive the evolution of species

Calendar; July / August 2010; by Victoria Stern; 1 Page(s)

Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain

Making Connections; July / August 2010; by Anthony J. Greene; 8 Page(s)

The essence of memory is linking one thought to another

Yearning For Yesterday; July / August 2010; by Jochen Gebauer; Constantine Sedikides; 6 Page(s)

Dwell on the past. It's good for you

Speaking In Tones; July / August 2010; by Diana Deutsch; 8 Page(s)

Music and language are partners in the brain. Our sense of song helps us learn to talk, read and even make friends

When Passion Is The Enemy; July / August 2010; by Molly Knight Raskin; 8 Page(s)

People with borderline personality disorder endure emotional extremes that can rip apart their lives

The Mechanics of MInd Reading; July / August 2010; by Daniel Bor; 6 Page(s)

Recent advances in brain scanning allow unprecedented access to our thoughts and mental states

Me, Myself and I; July / August 2010; by Uwe Herwig; 6 Page(s)

Although people change throughout their lives, most hold a steady view of who they are. How does the brain maintain a sense of self?

Facts & Fictions in Mental Health: Sex in Bits and Bytes; July / August 2010; by Hal Arkowitz; Scott O. Lilienfeld; 2 Page(s)

How destructive is Internet porn?

We're Only Human: The Willpower Paradox; July / August 2010; by Wray Herbert; 2 Page(s)

Setting your mind on a goal may be counterproductive. Instead think of the future as an open question

Reviews and Recommendations; July / August 2010; by Nicole Branan; Melinda Moyer Wenner; Corey Binns; 2 Page(s)

Got Meds; Inside Our Emotions; The Wonder Years; Powerful Feelings

Ask the Brains; July / August 2010; by David Smith; Timothy Brady; 1 Page(s)

When a person loses his sense of smell, does he also lose any memory associated with a smell?; Why do we forget?

Head Games; July / August 2010; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers

MIND in Pictures; July / August 2010; by Dwayne Godwin; Jorge Cham; 1 Page(s)

The Calamari Connection