http://dir.salon.com/topics/robert_burton/?source=rss&aim=robert_burton en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT 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/feature/2009/02/06/ginsburg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/02/06/ginsburg/index.html?source=rss Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Thursday. One doctor assesses the risks. 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/feature/2008/07/08/primary_care_physicians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/08/primary_care_physicians/index.html?source=rss Family doctors are a dying breed that is not being revived by medical students. This is the healthcare crisis the candidates should be talking about. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/01/michael_gazzaniga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/01/michael_gazzaniga/index.html?source=rss Are humans unique in the animal kingdom? Neuroscience pioneer Michael Gazzaniga thinks so. He is not convincing. 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. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/28/poker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/28/poker/index.html?source=rss Poker has been spoiled by TV tournaments and players schooled online. In the battle for the big payoff, wit and camaraderie have been trumped by computer logic and greed. By Robert Burton, M.D. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/31/vioxx/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/31/vioxx/index.html?source=rss The pharmaceutical giant knew there were heart risks associated with its painkiller -- but its own studies were designed to avoid finding out how serious they were. By Robert Burton, M.D. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/20/stress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/20/stress/index.html?source=rss Act more like a zebra and it won't kill you. By Robert Burton, M.D. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/2000/01/19/family_docs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/2000/01/19/family_docs/index.html?source=rss When pharmacists know so much, why do we need family docs? By Robert Burton, M.D. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/1999/12/20/genetic_test/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/1999/12/20/genetic_test/index.html?source=rss If you could know, would you want to? By Robert Burton, M.D. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/1999/12/06/dr_bob/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/1999/12/06/dr_bob/index.html?source=rss Predicting mental illness is usually no better than gambling, but we keep trying.