Scientific American Mind Vol 184 Augustseptember 2007 Scientific American Magazine by Scientific American Magazine instant download after payment.

D E P A R T M E N T S
1>> From the Editor
4>> Letters
8>> Head Lines
>> Brain cells eavesdrop on one another.
>> Culture shapes our brains.
>> The continuing toll of 9/11.
>> The rhythm of social interaction.
>> Relational memory: sleep on it.
Perspectives
14>> The Power of the Pen
Writing in a diary about a bad situation can
help bring about a happy resolution.
BY K ATJA GASCHLER
16>> Illusions
Reflections on the familiar and yet deeply
enigmatic nature of the looking glass.
BY VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN AND
DIANE ROGERS -RAMACHANDRAN
20>> Calendar
Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more.
80>> Facts and Fictions
in Mental Health
Antidepressants and suicide in children
and teens.
BY HAL ARKOWITZ AND SCOTT O. LILIENFELD
84>> Mind Reads
The Social Atom explores how the principles of
physics apply to human behavior.
86>> Ask the Brains
Why is Sudoku so much fun? And can we think
two thoughts simultaneously?
87>> Head Games
Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers.