November / December 2010
Scientific American Mind

Cover; November / December 2010; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; November / December 2010; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

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Table of Contents; November / December 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; November / December 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters to the editor about the July / August 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND

Head Lines; November / December 2010; by Elizabeth King Humphrey; Mara Grunbaum; Ferris Jabr; Valerie Ross; Allison Bond; Melissa Wenner Moyer; Emily Anthes; Winnie Yu; Kirsten Traynor; Michele Solis; JR Minkel; Carrie Arnold; Siri Carpenter; 8 Page(s)

The Mad Artist's Brain; Babies on the Edge; Love Is in the Air; That's Nice, Now Get Out; Any Excuse for Busyness; Things That Go Bump in the Night; Beware Your Beverage; Soothing Traumatized Children; Neural Feedback; Split Motivation; When Mom Has Favorites; Old and Wise; Something to Sniff At; More Vitamin D Could Prevent Some Psychosis; Stop and Go; Telltale Heart

Perspectives: The "Me" Effect; November / December 2010; by Nicole Branan; 2 Page(s)

You have a powerful influence on other people's moods

Consciousness Redux: Dream States; November / December 2010; by Christof Koch; 2 Page(s)

Although we rarely remember our nighttime reveries, they may hold the key to consciousness

Illusions: Hungry for Meaning; November / December 2010; by Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik; 3 Page(s)

The brain recognizes food-based illusions on multiple levels

Calendar; November / December 2010; by Victoria Stern; 1 Page(s)

Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain

Mind over Magic?; November / December 2010; by Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, with Sandra Blakeslee; 8 Page(s)

Magicians dazzle us by exploiting loopholes in the brain's circuitry for perceiving the world and paying attention

When Character Crumbles; November / December 2010; by Ingfei Chen; 8 Page(s)

A little-known dementia that destroys social sensibilities and emotions reveals the neural roots of personality

Their Pain, Our Gain; November / December 2010; by Emily Anthes; 4 Page(s)

You've heard that misery loves company. Enjoying others' misery does, too

Meeting Your Match; November / December 2010; by Ferris Jabr; 6 Page(s)

Feelings of rivalry can change our thoughts and behavior

What Makes a Good Parent?; November / December 2010; by Robert Epstein; 6 Page(s)

A scientific analysis ranks the 10 most effective child-rearing practices. Surprisingly, some don't even involve the kids

Getting to Know Me; November / December 2010; by Jonathan Shedler; 6 Page(s)

Psychodynamic therapy has been caricatured as navel-gazing, but studies show powerful benefits

Crowd Control; November / December 2010; by John Drury and Stephen D. Reicher; 8 Page(s)

In emergencies, people don't panic. In fact, they show a remarkable ability to organize themselves and support one another

We're Only Human: Dog Tired; November / December 2010; by Wray Herbert; 2 Page(s)

What mutts can teach us about self-control

Reviews and Recommendations; November / December 2010; by Melinda Wenner Moyer; Nicole Branan; Ferris Jabr; Frank Bures; 2 Page(s)

Books and more relating to the mind and brain

Ask the Brains; November / December 2010; by Robert O. Duncan; Mark A. W. Andrews; 1 Page(s)

How do we "see" with our eyes closed when we are dreaming?; Why do we use facial expressions to convey emotions?

Head Games; November / December 2010; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers

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

Achieving Nerve-vana