The Borderline Whack-Jobs Who Pioneered Psychoanalysis
Some were fanatical prudes, while one was dubbed “the Pied Piper of carnality.” 03.05.2008
The Cuckoo Surgeon Who Did Ice-Pick Lobotomies
At his peak, Walter Freeman hacked at dozens of brains each day. 02.19.2008
Hope May Be Useless Against Cancer
New study finds that being happy won't help you live longer. 02.11.2008
83. Why Loneliness Is Bad for You
01.15.2008
45. Astronauts’ Image Tarnished
01.04.2008
Health Trends: Alternatives to Antidepressants
The drugs' safety and efficacy are routinely questioned. 07.24.2007
Health Trends: Strain Bad for Brain
Another great reason to avoid chronic distress. 07.13.2007
Is Dirt the New Prozac?
Injections of soil bacteria produce serotonin—and happiness—in mice. 06.14.2007
Whatever Happened To... Primal Therapy?
1970s psychotherapy is alive and screaming in Venice, California. 05.09.2007
Dead Men Walking
What sort of future do brain-injured Iraq veterans face? 02.23.2007
Map: Shiny, Happy People
National mirth rates are uncovered. 12.05.2006
Shiny Happy People
Can you reach nirvana with the aid of science? 08.01.2006
Vitamin Cure
Can common nutrients curb violent tendencies and dispel clinical depression? 05.01.2005
The Physiology of . . . Facial Expressions
A self-conscious look of fear, anger, or happiness can reveal more than a lie detector 01.02.2005
Lights Out
Can contact sports lower your intelligence? 12.03.2004
Psychology
01.02.2004
Pumped Up on Prozac
11.10.2003
Vital Signs
What's the connection between mental illness and cornea color? 06.01.2003
Discover Data: The Cost of Contentment
06.01.2003
Data Points: In the Wake of Prozac
05.01.2002
Wired for Emotion
Now that we're getting closer to a root cause of depression (psst--it may come from your left prefrontal cortex), can we figure out how to fix it? 04.01.2000
Mind Over Time
Now that we've finally figured out where our biological clocks are located, can we learn to control them? 07.01.1999
Vital Signs:Locked in Place
Andrea's accident had imprisoned her mind in a lifeless body. But how was anyone to know? 05.01.1998
That Fine Madness
Great artists are more likely to suffer from manic depression than the rest of us. So claims the latest in a long line of explanations that link mental illness with genius. 10.01.1996