February/March 2007
Scientific American Mind

Cover; February/March 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; February/March 2007; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Nervy Sex Appeal

Table of Contents; February/March 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; February/March 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Head Lines; February/March 2007; by Nicole Branan, David Dobbs, Kurt Kleiner, Kaspar Mossman, Jonathan Beard, Karen A. Frenkel, Alison Snyder; 6 Page(s)

My Nervy Valentine; Sexy Genes for Love and War; Good Sex Is Not a Rat Race; TV, TV on the Wall; I, Elephant; Hardwiring Memories; A Cause for SIDS?; Your Brain on Toxins; How the Brain Tunes Out; Keep Your Eyes on the Eyes; The Rememberance of Fruits Past

The Case of the Loud Eyeballs; February/March 2007; by R. Douglas Fields; 2 Page(s)

The mystery of the shrieking eyeballs is solved through a chance encounter

Illusions: A Moving Experience; February/March 2007; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

How the eyes can see movement where it does not exist

Calendar; February/March 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more

Sex and the Secret Nerve; February/March 2007; by R. Douglas Fields; 8 Page(s)

Could a little-known cranial nerve be the route by which human pheromones turn us on?

The Truth about Online Dating; February/March 2007; by Robert Epstein; 8 Page(s)

The hype is huge, and the findings are somewhat disturbing--but the future of online dating looks good

Why It's So Hard to Be Happy; February/March 2007; by Michael Wiederman; 8 Page(s)

The pursuit of happiness drives much of what we do. Achieving it, however, always seems just out of reach

Jumping to Conclusions; February/March 2007; by Deanna Kuhn; 8 Page(s)

Can people be counted on to make sound judgments?

Seduced by Sleep; February/March 2007; by Joachim Marschall; 6 Page(s)

Scientists have uncovered key clues to a strange disorder that puts its victims to sleep without warning--often at their own peril. Research boosts hope for new treatments while shedding light on the secrets of sleep

Abnormal Attraction; February/March 2007; by Peer Briken, Andreas Hill and Wolfgang Berner; 6 Page(s)

Most people are repulsed by the idea of sex with children. But keeping children safe from pedophiles means trying to discover how this disastrous craving comes about--and how to tame it

Sticking Point; February/March 2007; by Susanne Kemmer; 6 Page(s)

When it comes to understanding how acupuncture needles can heal, scientists are still only scratching the surface

No Place Like Home; February/March 2007; by Antje Flade; 6 Page(s)

What makes a house feel like home? Psychological research offers insight into what people want and need for happy living

Love of Garbage; February/March 2007; by Walter A. Brown; 4 Page(s)

If this magazine is perched on one stack of hundreds in your living room, you may suffer from an odd disorder that scientists are beginning to understand

A Pill to Fix Your Ills?; February/March 2007; by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld; 2 Page(s)

Valium and other benzodiazepine drugs work quickly to ease anxiety. But are they always the best solution?

Mind Reads; February/March 2007; by Kurt Kleiner, Jonathan Beard, Nicole Branan, Phil Cohen; 2 Page(s)

Reviews of Why Choose This Book? by Read Montague; Never Saw It Coming by Karen A. Cerulo; Why Aren't More Women in Science? edited by Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams; and The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz

Ask the Brains; February/March 2007; by William J. Perkins; 1 Page(s)

How does anesthesia work?

Head Games; February/March 2007; by Abbie F. Salny; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzler