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SA Mind Vol 31 Issue 4

Mind

July 2020

Volume 31, Issue 4

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Features

The Neuroscience of Free Will: A Q&A with Robyn Repko Waller

The Neuroscience of Free Will: A Q&A with Robyn Repko Waller

We discuss blending philosophy and neuroscience in unraveling the mysteries of free will

By Scott Barry Kaufman

Roots of Mental Illness

Roots of Mental Illness

Researchers are beginning to untangle the common biology that links supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions

By Michael Marshall and Nature magazine

The Right Way to Talk across Divides

The Right Way to Talk across Divides

“Conversational receptiveness” can be learned

By Francesca Gino, Julia Minson, Mike Yeomans, and Gareth Cook

Departments

Wrong-Headed Arrows

From the Editor

The Glimmer of a Silver Lining

The Problem with Telling Children They're Better Than Others

The Loneliness of the "Social Distancer" Triggers Brain Cravings Akin to Hunger

Constant Shifts between Mental States Mark a Signature of Consciousness

Longevity Gene May Protect against a Notorious Alzheimer's Risk Gene

Marijuana May Not Lower Your IQ

The Coronavirus and Post-Traumatic Growth

Your Brain Will Thank You for Being a Musician

Be Yourself--Everyone Else Is Taken

What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us about Our Unconscious Biases