January / February 2010
Scientific American Mind

Cover; January / February 2010; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; January / February 2010; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Look of Love

Table of Contents; January / February 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; January / February 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters to the editor about the September / October 2009 issue of Scientific American MIND

Head Lines; January / February 2010; by Allison Bond; Karen Schrock; Melinda Wenner; Nicole Branan; Marina Krakovsky; Frederik Joelving; Karen Springen; Erica Westly;; 9 Page(s)

Bringing Science into the Clinic; Inflamed Neurons; To Spank or Not to Spank; Electric Surprise; Wired for Categorization; Mixed Impressions; More than Just a Bad Dream; Recall in Utero; Bilingual Brains; Eye Giveaway; Jumping DNA; From Throat to Mind; Murder, She Wrote

Perspectives: Ruled by Birth Order?; January / February 2010; by Joshua K. Hartshorne; 2 Page(s)

For decades the evidence has been inconclusive, but new studies show that family position may truly affect intelligence and personality

Consciousness Redux: Reviving Consciousness; January / February 2010; by Christof Koch; 2 Page(s)

Direct stimulation of the arousal centers in patients may restore awareness

Illusions: A Moving Experience; January / February 2010; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran & Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

How the eyes can see movement where it does not exist

Calendar; January / February 2010; by Allison Bond; Victoria Stern; 1 Page(s)

Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more

How Science Can Help You Fall in Love; January / February 2010; by Robert Epstein; 8 Page(s)

Nothing is more fulfilling than being in a successful love relationship. Yet we leave our love lives entirely to chance. Maybe we don't have to anymore

The Happy Couple; January / February 2010; by Suzann Pileggi; 6 Page(s)

The key to keeping the magic alive in a marriage, experts say, is finding ways to promote the positive

Daring to Die; January / February 2010; by Karen Springen; 8 Page(s)

Wanting to die is not enough to trigger suicide. To end their own life, humans need the guts and the means to carry out their plans

Are Social Networks Messing With Your Head?; January / February 2010; by David DiSalvo; 8 Page(s)

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and their cousins have evolved from college fad to global ubiquity in seven short years. Whether they are good for our mental health is another matter

Depression's Evolutionary Roots; January / February 2010; by Paul W. Andrews; J. Anderson Thomson, Jr.; 6 Page(s)

Perhaps depression is not a malfunction but a mental adaptation that focuses the mind to better solve complex problems

Driving and the Brain; January / February 2010; by Kaspar Mossman; 6 Page(s)

Could computer software based on cognitive science improve older drivers' skills?

Facts & Fictions in Mental Health: Do the "Eyes" Have It?; January / February 2010; by Hal Arkowitz; Scott O. Lilienfeld; 2 Page(s)

Eyewitness testimony is fickle and, all too often, shockingly inaccurate

We're Only Human: I Learned It at the Movies; January / February 2010; by Wray Herbert; 2 Page(s)

Even films that are historically inaccurate can be a valuable teaching tool

Reviews and Recommendations; January / February 2010; by Nicole Branan; Allison Bond; Corey Binns; Erica Westly; 2 Page(s)

Troubled Practices; A Remarkable Tome; Divided She Falls; A Scientist Reflects

Ask the Brains; January / February 2010; by Michael Rugg; Mark A. W. Andrews; 1 Page(s)

How are memories saved? Where does the recording take place, and how?; How does background noise affect our concentration?

Head Games; January / February 2010; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers

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

Too Much Coffee?