February/March 2008
Scientific American Mind

Cover; February/March 2008; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; February/March 2008; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Kiss and Tell

Table of Contents; February/March 2008; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; February/March 2008; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Head Lines; February/March 2008; by Katherine Leitzell, Emily Anthes, Melinda Wenner, Nikhil Swaminathan, Corey Binns, Peter Sergo, Sara Goudarzi, Nicole Branan, Roberta Friedman, Lucas Laursen; 8 Page(s)

C'mere, Big Boy; 'Til Death Do Us Part; Sex Is Better for Women in Love; A Blood-Brain Balance; Irritable? Take a Nap; A False Alarm; Heart Attack Panic; The Sound of Silence; Predicting Alzheimer's; Double-Edged Sword; Stem Cells for Memory; "Chemo Brain" Culprit; A Virtual Laboratory; Some Are More Equal; Mental Illness in America

Getting Duped; February/March 2008; by Yvonne Raley and Robert Talisse; 2 Page(s)

Statements made in the media can surreptitiously plant distortions in the minds of millions. Learning to recognize two commonly used fallacies can help you separate fact from fiction

Illusions: Sizing Things Up; February/March 2008; by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran; 3 Page(s)

When you hoist two items of equal weight, your brain may be doing some heavy lifting

Calendar; February/March 2008; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more

Affairs of the Lips; February/March 2008; by Chip Walter; 6 Page(s)

Research reveals a hidden complexity to the simple act of kissing, which relays powerful messages to your brain, body and partner

When Morality Is Hard to Like; February/March 2008; by Jorge Moll and Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza; 6 Page(s)

Evidence versus emotions in moral decisions. Also, "The Virtue in Being Morally Wrong," by David Pizarro

An Odd Sense of Timing; February/March 2008; by Pascal Wallisch; 8 Page(s)

The question of how changes in the environment give rise to the subjective experience of time in our brain continues to challenge researchers

The Medicated Americans; February/March 2008; by Charles Barber; 8 Page(s)

Close to 10 percent of men and women in America are now taking drugs to combat depression. How did a once rare condition become so common?

The Character Code; February/March 2008; by Turhan Canli; 6 Page(s)

A single gene can raise the risk of depression by influencing our ability to cope with stress and to bounce back from the misfortunes of life

Don't Be Evil; February/March 2008; by Michael Shermer; 8 Page(s)

Does capitalism depend on greed and cutthroat competition? Enron, Google and the evolutionary psychology of corporate environments

Misery in Motherhood; February/March 2008; by Katja Gaschler; 8 Page(s)

A deep despair mars the first year of motherhood for as many as one in five women. Without treatment, postpartum depression can weaken critical bonds between a mother and her child

Nerves in Flight; February/March 2008; by Rabea Rentschler; 6 Page(s)

Many of us feel anxious before getting on an airplane, but some people truly panic when they fly. Here's how several aviophobes got over their fear

Facts and Fictions in Mental Health; February/March 2008; by Scott O. Lilienfeld And Hal Arkowitz; 2 Page(s)

Myths about the brain debunked

Mind Reviews; February/March 2008; by Diana Deutsch, Rachel Dvoskin, Nikhil Swaminathan, Richard Lipkin; 2 Page(s)

Oliver Sacks on music, Machiavellian monkeys, and blogs on the brain

Ask the Brains; February/March 2008; by Antonio Oliviero, Mark A. W. Andrews; 1 Page(s)

Why do some people sleepwalk? Why does eating ice cream too fast cause headaches?

Head Games; February/March 2008; by American Mensa; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzler