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SA Mind Vol 32 Issue 1

Mind

January 2021

Volume 32, Issue 1

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Features

Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020
Mental Health

Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020

Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman discusses the two things we can always control, even during a high-stress election and scary COVID pandemic

By Jessica Wapner and Sarah Lewin Frasier
The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity
Behavior

The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity

Research into the determinants of gender identity may do more harm than good

By Jack Turban and Gareth Cook
Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences
Behavior

Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences

Scanners try to watch the red-blue divide play out underneath the skull

By Gary Stix and Lydia Denworth
Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed?
Mental Health

Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed?

Journalist Robert Whitaker is more concerned than ever that psychiatric medications do more harm than good

By John Horgan

Departments

From the Editor
Calm Yourself
Illusions
Out of the Woods
Opinion
The Denialist Playbook
What if a Pill Can Change Your Politics or Religious Beliefs?
News
Media Multitasking Disrupts Memory, Even in Young Adults
Our Brain Is Better at Remembering Where to Find Brownies Than Cherry Tomatoes
We Learn Faster When We Aren't Told What Choices to Make
Why Hatred and 'Othering' of Political Foes Has Spiked to Extreme Levels
AI Assesses Alzheimer's Risk by Analyzing Word Usage
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