Scientific American MIND (May-June 2010) - купить в электронном или бумажном виде

название : Scientific American
издатель : Scientific American
номер : Vol. 21 No. 2
год: май-июнь 2010
язык :English
формат: pdf
страниц : 144
размер : 8,83 мб
Научное американское мнение.
Cover Story: "His Brain - Her Brain - How we are different"
Иллюстрация к статье журнала: "Его Мозг - Ее Мозг - Как мы отличны"
C O N T E N T S
D E P A R T M E N T S
1 From the Editor
4 Letters
6 Head Lines Estrogen boosts thinking. Broken promises revealed. Neandertals think in symbols. Fearful memories erased. Brain remodeling helps musicians. Near-death experiences explained. Cell phones stave off Alzheimer’s. Tattooed men have good genes.
14 She’s Hooked The allure of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes ebbs and flows with a woman’s monthly cycle.
16 Regaining the Rainbow Genetic intervention cures color blindness in monkeys.
18 Illusions Real-life tales from the bizarre realm of out-of-body experience.
21 Calendar Exhibitions, conferences, movies, and more.
64 Facts and Fictions in Mental Health Are men the more belligerent sex?
66 We’re Only Human When women approach men instead of vice versa, the gender gap in selectivity disappears.
68 Reviews and Recommendations Finding inspiration. Animal bonding. The secret life of the grown-up brain.
70 Ask the Brains Can an old head injury suddenly cause detrimental effects much later in life? How much information can the human brain store?
71 Head Games Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers.
72 Mind in Pictures Counting Heads: Numbers in the brain.
F E A T U R E S
22 The Truth about Boys and Girls The preference for playing hockey, or house, is far from fixed. Sex differences in the brain are small—unless grownup assumptions magnify them.
30 Different Shades of Blue Women get sad. Men get mad. Depression comes in many hues.
38 The Humor Gap Men and women may have different roles when it comes to comedy, but laughter is crucial from flirtation through long-term commitment.
46 Family Guy Move over, “mommy brain.” Men go through their own biological changes after a baby is born. But dads are programmed to challenge their kids, not coddle them
54 He Said, She Said Women and men speak their own languages, but research reveals the conversational gender divide is not as stark as it seems.
60 The Third Gender Transsexuals are illuminating the biology and psychology of sex — and revealing just how diverse the human species really is.
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