Scientific American Mind Vol 186 December 2007 January 2008 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
6>> Head Lines
>> Conflict in political brains.
>> Quitters sometimes win.
>> Gender-bending mice.
>> Self-control in chimps.
>> Smoking away schizophrenia?
>> Understanding baby talk.
>> Not so perfect pitch.
Perspectives
12>> How Do Neurons
Communicate?
The answer is surprisingly
elusive — and the subject of
intense debate.
BY K AREN A. FRENKEL
14>> Illusions
Startling deceptions demonstrate how tactile
information is processed in the brain.
BY VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN AND
DIANE ROGERS -RAMACHANDRAN
18>> Calendar
Exhibitions, conferences, movies and more.
80>> Facts and Fictions
in Mental Health
What “psychopath” means—it is not quite what
you may think.
BY SCOTT O. LILIENFELD AND HAL ARKOWITZ
82>> Mind Reviews
The neuroscience of altruism and
consciousness, a story about a man with
Asperger’s, and a holiday gift guide for
brain enthusiasts of all ages.
84>> Ask the Brains
Why do we dream? Is the human brain evolving
more slowly than the chimpanzee’s?
86>> Head Games
Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers.