The Hidden Mind (April 2002)
Special Editions

Cover; The Hidden Mind; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letter from the Editor; The Hidden Mind; by John Rennie; 1 Page(s)

On Our Minds

Table of Contents; The Hidden Mind; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

How the Brain Creates the Mind; The Hidden Mind; by Antonio R. Damasio; 6 Page(s)

We have long wondered how the conscious mind comes to be. Greater understanding of brain function ought to lead to an eventual solution

The Problem of Consciousness; The Hidden Mind; by Francis Crick and Christof Koch; 8 Page(s)

It is now being explored through the visual system - requiring a close collaboration among psychologists, neuroscientists and theorists

Vision: A Window on Consciousness; The Hidden Mind; by Nikos K. Logothetis; 8 Page(s)

In their search for the mind, scientists are focusing on visual perception - how we interpret what we see

The Split Brain Revisited; The Hidden Mind; by Michael S. Gazzaniga; 6 Page(s)

Groundbreaking work over four decades has led to ongoing insights about brain organization and consciousness

Sex Differences in the Brain; The Hidden Mind; by Doreen Kimura; 6 Page(s)

Men and women display patterns of behavioral and cognitive differences that reflect varying hormonal influences on brain development

New Nerve Cells for the Adult Brain; The Hidden Mind; by Gerd Kempermann and Fred H. Gage; 7 Page(s)

Contrary to dogma, the human brain does produce new nerve cells in adulthood. Can this lead to better treatments for neurological diseases?

Sign Language in the Brain; The Hidden Mind; by Gregory Hickok, Ursula Bellugi and Edward S. Klima; 8 Page(s)

How does the human brain process language? New studies of deaf signers hint at an answer

The Meaning of Dreams; The Hidden Mind; by Jonathan Winson; 8 Page(s)

Dreams may be crucial in mammalian memory processing. Important information acquired while awake may be reprocessed during sleep

Emotion, Memory and the Brain; The Hidden Mind; by Joseph E. LeDoux; 10 Page(s)

The neural routes underlying the formation of memories about primitive emotional experiences, such as fear, have been traced

The Neurobiology of Fear; The Hidden Mind; by Ned H. Kalin; 10 Page(s)

Researchers are teasing apart the processes in the brain that give rise to various fears in monkeys. The results may lead to new ways to treat anxiety in humans

The Mind-Body Interaction in Disease; The Hidden Mind; by Esther M. Sternberg and Philip W. Gold; 8 Page(s)

The brain and the immune system continuously signal each other, often along the same pathways, which may explain how state of mind influences health

The Puzzle of Conscious Experience; The Hidden Mind; by David J. Chalmers, sidebar by Francis Crick and Christof Koch; 10 Page(s)

We are at last plumbing one of the most profound mysteries of existence. But knowledge of the brain alone may not get to the bottom of it