Ask the Brains

• Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 | Mind & Brain

  Is There a Biological Basis for the 7-Year Itch?

  —via e-mail

  January 1, 2015 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 6 | Mind & Brain

  Why Do We Want to Bite Cute Things, Like Adorable Newborn Babies?

  —Emma Poltrack, Virginia

  November 1, 2014 |Emma Poltrack |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 6 | Evolution

  Why Have Our Brains Started to Shrink?

  —via e-mail

  November 1, 2014 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5 | Mind & Brain

  Can Adults Improve Their Emotional Intelligence?

  September 1, 2014 |Emily Lenneville |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5 | Mind & Brain

  Are People Naturally Inclined to Cooperate or Be Selfish?

  September 1, 2014 |Matthew Robison |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 4 | Mind & Brain

  What Processes in the Brain Allow You to Remember Dreams?

  July 1, 2014 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 4 | Mind & Brain

  Can You Experience Déja Vu of a Place or Situation You've Never Encountered?

  July 1, 2014 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3 | Mind & Brain

  I Have Asperger's, and My Mum Says My Brain Works Differently. How So?

  May 1, 2014 |

• Science Agenda - MIND | Health

  Can Heart Surgery Change a Person's Personality?

  —via e-mail

  March 1, 2014 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 2 | Health

  Can Heart Surgery Change a Person's Personality?

  —via e-mail

  March 1, 2014 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 2 | Mind & Brain

  What Causes the Brain to Have Slow Processing Speed, and How Can the Rate Be Improved?

  March 1, 2014 |Heather Walker |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 1 | More Science

  What Brain Activity Can Explain Suspension of Disbelief?

  January 1, 2014 |Michael Mueller |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 1 | Mind & Brain

  Why Do We Develop Certain Irrational Phobias?

  January 1, 2014 |Andrew Watts |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 5 | Mind & Brain

  Why do Some People Want to Get Rid of Functioning Parts of their Own Body?

  November 1, 2013 |Emily Lenneville |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 5 | Mind & Brain

  How does Virtual-reality Therapy for PTSD work?

  November 1, 2013 |Lauren Sippel |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 4 | Mind & Brain

  What Physiological Changes Can Explain the Honeymoon Phase of a Relationship?

  September 1, 2013 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 4 | Mind & Brain

  Do Negative Political Ads Work?

  September 1, 2013 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 3 | Mind & Brain

  How Has the Human Brain Evolved?

  July 1, 2013 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 3 | Mind & Brain

  Why Do I Think Better after I Exercise?

  July 1, 2013 |

• Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 2 | More Science

  How Does the Brain React to a Romantic Breakup?

  May 1, 2013 |