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Think Better | Head Games | Blog: Mind Matters
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Searching for God in the Brain
Researchers are unearthing the roots of religious feeling in the neural commotion that accompanies the spiritual epiphanies of nuns, Buddhists and other people of faith
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Brain Stains
Traumatic therapies can have long-lasting effects on mental health
Brain Stains: In Sheri's Words
Supplementary web-only content to the "Brain Stains" feature
The New Psychology of Leadership
Recent research in psychology points to secrets of effective leadership that radically challenge conventional wisdom
Eric Kandel: From Mind to Brain and Back Again
Awarded the Nobel Prize for work 40 years ago that revealed memory's most basic mechanisms, this psychiatrist-turned-neuroscientist is still working his discipline's cutting edge
Tracking a Finer Madness
Many believers in psychic phenomena are also inventive—a fact that may help bridge the gap between creative genius and clinical insanity
Solving the IQ Puzzle
The 20th century saw the Flynn effect —massive gains in IQ from one generation to another. Now Flynn explains why
Economists are finding that social concerns often trump selfishness in financial decision making, a view that helps to explain why tens of millions of people send money to strangers they find on the Internet
So-called mirror neurons in the brain mimic other people's movements and help stroke victims regain lost abilities
How to recognize a real expert, good advice and the limits of such counsel
Study may offer a new therapeutic target for counteracting post-traumatic stress disorder and depression by switching coping methods
New research indicates babies are born with violent tendencies that most learn to control
More commonly used words are the least likely to evolve
A pair of brain regions work together to assess the threat of punishment and override our selfish tendencies
Spicy compound clears the way for an anesthetic to silence pain sensation
Animals show altruism toward strangers
From Russia, with LoveHow I got fooled (and somewhat humiliated) by a computer
Pressure from insurance companies and competition from drug therapies are prompting analysts to get patients off the couch more quickly
Workers are traveling ever longer to attain the job or home life they want, but the daily stress may outweigh the gains
Ambiguities and PerceptionWhat uncertainty tells us about the brain
How can an imaginary square look more real than a box with actual lines?
We have eyes, yet we do not see
Fostering Group CreativityThe right atmosphere, and a few gimmicks, can bring out bright ideas among any collection of people
A short mental vacation can ease the stresses of the daily grind and prompt fresh ideas
Self-control helps you meet small challenges, but to change your life significantly you'll need self-regulation instead
Head GamesMatch wits with the Mensa puzzler
