May-June 2019
WHAT’S Volum e 3 0 •No. 3INSIDE
JUAN GAERTNERGETTY IMAGESFLORIAN GAERTNERGETTY IMAGESFEATURES
15.
Our Language Affects What We See
A new look at “the Russian blues” demonstrates
the power of words to shape perception
18.
Why Do We Crave Sweets When We’re
Stressed?
A brain researcher explains our desire for choco-
late and other carbs during tough times
20.
Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have
Helped Humans Adapt over the Millennia
Psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, one of the founders
of evolutionary medicine, explains why natural
selection did not rid our species of onerous
psychiatric disorders
23.
Is Only-Child Syndrome Real?
Children without siblings have long been thought
of as spoiled and selfish. Are the claims true?OPINION
26.
When Does
Intelligence Peak?
Maybe that’s not even
the right question
29.
The Emotional Toll
of Grad School
Mental health disorders
and depression are far
more likely for grad
students than they
are for the average
American
32.
The Case for
Transmissible
Alzheimer’s Grows
What separates a lethal
prion from a demen-
tia-associated amyloid
plaque? Maybe not
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NEWS
4.
Why the Secrets
You Keep Are
Hurting You
It may not be what
you think
5.
The Creativity
of ADHD
More insights on a
positive side of a
“disorder”
7.
For Alzheimer’s Suffer-
ers, Brain Inammation
Ignites a Neuron-Killing
“Forest Fire”
And it could also be
the kindling sparking
Parkinson’s and other
neurodegenerative
maladies
10.
The Kids (Who Use
Tech) Seem to Be
All Right
A rigorous new paper
uses a new scientific
approach that shows
the panic over teen
screen time is likely
overstated12.
A Touch to Remember
The sense of touch
generates surprisingly
powerful and long-last-
ing memories
14.
Drunk Witnesses
Remember a
Surprising Amount
Interviewing an inebriat-
ed person at the scene
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