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SA Mind Vol 33 Issue 4

Mind

July 2022

Volume 33, Issue 4

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Features

Treating Alzheimer's Before It Takes Hold
Pharmaceuticals

Treating Alzheimer's Before It Takes Hold

Researchers are giving drugs to healthy people in hope of clearing away toxic proteins in the brain and preventing neurodegeneration.

By Nature magazine and Alison Abbott
Where Are Genitals Represented in the Brain?
Anatomy

Where Are Genitals Represented in the Brain?

The homunculus of textbook fame still does not take into account the relevant locations in the cerebral cortex that process touch for the sex organs

By Gary Stix and Dana G. Smith
Brain-Reading Devices Help Paralyzed People Move, Talk and Touch
Neuroscience

Brain-Reading Devices Help Paralyzed People Move, Talk and Touch

Implants are becoming more sophisticated—and are attracting commercial interest

By Liam Drew and Nature magazine

Departments

From the Editor
Behind Every Smile
Illusions
Strawberry Fields
News
Spinal Stimulation Helps People with Paralysis Walk, Canoe and Stand at a Bar
People Think Minority Groups Are Bigger Than They Really Are
Brainstorming on Zoom Hampers Creativity
Your Brain Expands and Shrinks over Time: These Charts Show How
Can't Buy Me Luck: The Role of Serendipity in the Beatles' Success
Mind Matters
The Dark Side of Collaboration
Opinion
Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Emotions
The Metaverse Is Coming: We May Already Be in It
We Need Better Diagnostic Tests for Autism in Women
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