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I can't get to work on time no matter what: I've tried to toe the line on my arrival time to no avail -- and I think it's gonna get me fired.; By Cary Tennis Sep 3, 2008
Why "placebo" is not a dirty word: Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.; By Robert Burton Aug 1, 2008
Brain scam: Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?; By Robert Burton May 12, 2008
Buff up your brain: Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?; By Robert Burton Mar 31, 2008
The certainty epidemic: We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?; By Robert Burton Feb 29, 2008
How looks can kill: People obsessed with their appearance suffer from a biological disorder, researchers now say. But not so fast: It's still our culture that warps our brains.; By Robert Burton Jan 31, 2008
The letter E is purple: My synesthesia made me feel like a freak. But if my son has inherited this neurological quirk, I hope he realizes what a gift it is.; By Alison Buckholtz Jan 15, 2008
A penny for your deepest thoughts: Is it possible to be too aware of our own consciousness? A psychologist and a philosopher teamed up to document inner experience.; By Gary Wolf Jan 11, 2008
The man who lost his past: The documentary film "Unknown White Male," about a New York stockbroker who loses his memory, is medically implausible. But it offers an important lesson about an overlooked illness.; By Robert Burton Dec 11, 2007
We're prejudiced, now what?: Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly.; By Robert Burton Oct 31, 2007
The light's on, but is anybody home?: An extraordinary brain study concludes that a woman in a vegetative state is aware of herself. It's a dangerous claim that could throw families and physicians into turmoil.; By Robert Burton Sep 25, 2007
Rove's round table: Karl Rove sits down to an interview aboard Air Force One after announcing his resignation.; Aug 14, 2007
My roommate bounces my cats the wrong way: OK, so I have a little OCD, but I don't think my wishes should be ignored.; By Cary Tennis Jul 31, 2007
Joseph LeDoux's heavy mental: The neuroscientist explains how music, emotion and memory shape our identities -- and why he has donned a Stratocaster to keep the brain rollin' all night long.; By Jonathan Cott and Karen Rester Jul 25, 2007
Mind over matter: It wasn't the promise of saving lives that kept me attending an EMT class, but my will to witness the mystery of life in a bifurcated head.; By JC Hallman Nov 1, 2006
Divining the brain: Andrew Newberg discusses what happens in our brains during prayer, meditation and mystical visions. Yet understanding the brain, argues the neuroscientist, does not close the book on the nature of religious experience.; By Steve Paulson Sep 20, 2006
Just like a woman: Lawrence Summers was right about one thing: There are innate differences between males and females. And if we want everyone to succeed, we shouldn't dismiss them.; By Lorraine Dusky Mar 2, 2005
In search of my own brain: In an excerpt from "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson details his attempt to catch his own mind in the act of thinking.; By Steven Johnson Feb 18, 2004
This really is your brain on drugs: In "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson looks under the cranial hood to find out what makes him -- and us -- tick.; By Andrew Leonard Feb 18, 2004
Madison Avenue and your brain: New advances in neuroscience are explaining why people just do it, exactly as they're told to, when that commercial comes on.; By Matthew Blakeslee Sep 30, 2002
From the Internet springs life eternal: Online dinosaurs never go extinct -- instead, they thrive, jostling with their descendants for our attention.; By Lizard Jan 19, 2001
All is not quite right: Our lives are transformed. Second of two parts.; By Sam Crane Dec 7, 2000
Immunized against addiction: Can a simple vaccine kill the appetite for cocaine? Researchers may soon find out.; By Dawn MacKeen Apr 26, 2000
The myths and truths of our muscle of love: An interview with Sherwin B. Nuland, author of "The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths."; By David Bowman Apr 3, 2000
Stress: Act more like a zebra and it won't kill you.; By Robert Burton, M.D. Mar 20, 2000

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