March / April 2012
Scientific American Mind

Cover; March / April 2012; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; March / April 2012; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Mental Overload

Letters; March / April 2012; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters to the editor about the November / December 2011 issue of Scientific American MIND

Head Lines; March / April 2012; by Ashley Welch, Nathan Collins, Tori Rodriguez, Harvey Black, Aimee Cunningham, Morgen E. Peck, Janelle Weaver, Melinda Wenner Moyer, Erica Westly, Andrea Anderson, Stephani Sutherland, Lena Groeger; 10 Page(s)

License to Sin, I Really Like You, The Cognitive Roots of Binge Eating, Life from the Top, How Packaged Food Makes Girls Hyper, The Carnivore's Dilemma, The Problem with the Pill, Happy in the Morning, The Oops! Response, Mouse Neuron, Defeating Pain without the Itch, Unflagging Optimism, How Exercise Jogs the Brain, Baby Justice, Double-Edged Hormone, It's Not Me, It's Us

Illusions: Urban Illusions; March / April 2012; by Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknick; 3 Page(s)

Street artists use the city as their canvas

Perspectives: Shopping for Love; March / April 2012; by Sander Van Der Linden; 2 Page(s)

Speed dating and other innovations in matchmaking can confound even the most focused dater, but simple tips can help

Consciousness Redux: Consciousness Does Not Reside Here; March / April 2012; by Christof Koch; 2 Page(s)

Psychology and functional brain imaging disentangle two closely related processes, attention and consciousness

Supertaskers and the Multitasking Brain; March / April 2012; by David L. Strayer, Jason M. Watson; 8 Page(s)

The discovery of multitasking masterminds is revealing how the brain works when it strives to do several things at once

A Mind in Danger; March / April 2012; by Victoria Costello; 8 Page(s)

Signs of incipient psychosis show up early in life. Reading them is key to rescuing kids from the abyss of a serious mental illness

The Secrets of Self-Improvement; March / April 2012; by Marina Krakovsky; 6 Page(s)

Meet your goals with research-proven tips and techniques

Sensational Senses: Immerse Yourself; March / April 2012; by The Editors; 2 Page(s)

Your senses bridge the boundary between you and the world

Edges of Perception; March / April 2012; by Ariel Bleicher; 8 Page(s)

Unusual cases reveal that the famous "five senses" are not as distinct as once thought

I Know How You Feel; March / April 2012; by Janina Seubert, Christina Regenbogen; 4 Page(s)

Good social skills depend on picking up on other people's moods—a feat the brain performs by combining numerous sensory clues

Smells Like Old Times; March / April 2012; by Maria Konnikova; 5 Page(s)

Our sense of smell sways our memory and thought

Facts and Fictions in Mental Health: The Truth About Pot; March / April 2012; by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld; 2 Page(s)

Marijuana use can be problematic but only rarely leads to addiction

We're Only Human: The Nuts and Bolts of Emotional Sobriety; March / April 2012; by Wray Herbert; 2 Page(s)

When to engage with negative feelings and when to ignore them

Reviews and Recommendations; March / April 2012; by Lena Groeger, Jordan Lite, Victoria Stern, Samantha Murphy, Brian Mossop; 2 Page(s)

Books and more relating to the mind and brain

Ask the Brains; March / April 2012; by Barry Gordon, Robert O. Duncan; 1 Page(s)

Is it possible to use more of our brain?; What are the structural differences in the brain between animals that are self-aware (humans, apes) and other vertebrates?

Head Games; March / April 2012; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers

MIND in Pictures; March / April 2012; by Dwayne Godman; Jorge Cham; 1 Page(s)

The Cranial Network

Table of Contents; March / April 2012; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)