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SA Mind Vol 32 Issue 4

Mind

July 2021

Volume 32, Issue 4

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Features

'Cave Syndrome' Keeps the Vaccinated in Social Isolation
Behavior

'Cave Syndrome' Keeps the Vaccinated in Social Isolation

After a year away from friends and co-workers, people sometimes struggle to resume their public routines

By Melba Newsome
COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder
Mental Health

COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder

COVID deaths are leaving millions bereaved. For some, the intense grief never recedes, making daily life almost impossible

By Josh Fischman and Katherine Harmon Courage
How COVID Is Changing the Study of Human Behavior
Behavior

How COVID Is Changing the Study of Human Behavior

The pandemic is teaching us key lessons about how people respond to crisis and misinformation, and it is spurring changes in the way scientists study public health questions

By Christie Aschwanden and Nature magazine

Departments

From the Editor
The Quiet after the Storm
Illusions
It's All in the Mix
News
Students Who Gesture during Learning 'Grasp' Concepts Better
Forgotten Memories of Traumatic Events Get Some Backing from Brain-Imaging Studies
Psilocybin Therapy May Work as Well as Common Antidepressant
Why Do People in Relationships Cheat?
Our Brain Typically Overlooks This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy
Opinion
How Big Data Are Unlocking the Mysteries of Autism
The Cause of America's Post-Truth Predicament
Major Depressive Disorders Have an Enormous Economic Impact
Advances
New Brain Implant Turns Visualized Letters into Text
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