May / June 2010
Scientific American Mind

Cover; May / June 2010; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; May / June 2010; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

His and Hers

Table of Contents; May / June 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; May / June 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters to the editor about the January / February 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND

Head Lines; May / June 2010; by Erik Vance, Allison Bond, Karen Schrock, Nicole Branan, Molly Webster, Michele Solis, Andrea Anderson, Peter Sergo, Harvey Black, Melinda Wenner, Sandy Fritz, Diane Welland, Monica Heger, Adam Hadhazy; 8 Page(s)

Is Estrogen the New Ritalin?; Broken Promises; Once Learned, Never Forgotten; Neandertal Symbolism; Extinguishing Fear; Brain Makeover; Men Value Sex, Women Value Love?; Going Out With a Bang; Stop Slouching!; Could Cell Phone Radiation Protect Memory?; Women's Better Sense of Touch Explained; Preventing Hearing Loss; Men Suppress Food Cravings Better Than Women; The Clock is Off; Survival of the Tattooed and Pierced?

Perspectives: She's Hooked; May / June 2010; by Emily Anthes; 2 Page(s)

The allure of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes ebbs and flows with a woman's monthly cycle

Consciousness Redux: Regaining the Rainbow; May / June 2010; by Christof Koch; 2 Page(s)

Genetic intervention cures color blindness in monkeys

Illusions: Hey, Is That Me Over There?; May / June 2010; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran & Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

Calendar; May / June 2010; by Victoria Stern; 1 Page(s)

Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain

The Truth About Boys and Girls; May / June 2010; by Lise Eliot; 8 Page(s)

The preference for playing hockey, or house, is far from fixed. Sex differences in the brain are small—unless grown-up assumptions magnify them

Different Shades of Blue; May / June 2010; by Erica Westly; 8 Page(s)

Women get sad. Men get mad. Depression comes in many hues

The Humor Gap; May / June 2010; by Christie Nicholson; 8 Page(s)

Men and women may have different roles when it comes to comedy, but laughter is crucial from flirtation through long-term commitment

Family Guy; May / June 2010; by Emily Anthes; 8 Page(s)

Move over, "mommy brain." Men go through their own biological changes after a baby is born. But dads are programmed to challenge their kids, not coddle them

He Said, She Said; May / June 2010; by Deborah Tannen; 6 Page(s)

Women and men speak their own languages, but research reveals the conversational gender divide is not as stark as it seems

The Third Gender; May / June 2010; by Jesse Bering; 4 Page(s)

Transsexuals are illuminating the biology and psychology of sex—and revealing just how diverse the human species really is

Facts & Fictions in Mental Health: Are Men the More Belligerent Sex?; May / June 2010; by Hal Arkowitz; Scott O. Lilienfeld; 2 Page(s)

Men are more dangerous, but women can be just as aggressive

We're Only Human: Changing the Dating Game; May / June 2010; by Wray Herbert; 2 Page(s)

When women approach men instead of vice versa, the gender difference in selectivity disappears

Reviews and Recommendations; May / June 2010; by Kenneth Silber; Corey Binns; Nicole Branan; Melinda Wenner; 2 Page(s)

Finding Inspiration; Late Bloom; Animal Bonding; Faulty Sight; Behind the Scenes

Ask the Brains; May / June 2010; by Douglas Smith; Paul Reber; 1 Page(s)

Can an old head injury suddenly cause detrimental effects much later in life?; What is the memory capacity of the human brain? Is there a physical limit to the amount of information it can store?

Head Games; May / June 2010; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers

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

Counting Heads