http://dir.salon.com/topics/mind_reader/?source=rss&aim=mind_reader en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT Articles exploring the galaxy of the brain, by neurologist Robert Burton. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/08/13/philosophical_baby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/08/13/philosophical_baby/index.html?source=rss Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/06/11/fibromyalgia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/06/11/fibromyalgia/index.html?source=rss A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/05/12/obama_empathy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/05/12/obama_empathy/index.html?source=rss The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/03/12/mark_hyman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/03/12/mark_hyman/index.html?source=rss By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/02/26/bernie_madoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/02/26/bernie_madoff/index.html?source=rss The financier ripped off his lifelong friends and clients with callous precision. He should be a case study of human cruelty. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/01/13/sports_concussions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/01/13/sports_concussions/index.html?source=rss Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/22/voter_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/22/voter_choice/index.html?source=rss Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/12/gay_neurology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/12/gay_neurology/index.html?source=rss Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/08/01/placebo_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/08/01/placebo_effect/index.html?source=rss Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/05/12/daniel_amen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/05/12/daniel_amen/index.html?source=rss Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/03/31/brain_games/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/03/31/brain_games/index.html?source=rss Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/02/29/certainty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/02/29/certainty/index.html?source=rss We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/01/31/body_dysmorphic_disorder/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/01/31/body_dysmorphic_disorder/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/12/11/unknown_white_male/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/12/11/unknown_white_male/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/10/31/prejudice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/10/31/prejudice/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/25/is_she_conscious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/25/is_she_conscious/index.html?source=rss 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.