Jill Neimark

Focuses on the growing enchantment of Americans with all things paranormal. Psychic readings; Role of science in the sudden surge of interest in the paranormal; Research on mind over matter. INSET: I was a psychic spy.
Profiles Elizabeth Loftus and her work on memory malleability. Comments made; Background information.
Donated gray matter keeps disease research moving. PT speaks to the director of a brain bank to find out what happens to all that gray matter.
Treatments for alcoholism that work.
Optimism as you know it isn't always the best medicine. In the new view, behavior trumps positive outlook. Why a healthy mentality paints the world in light and shadow.
More and more respected mainstream physicians are blending traditional and alternative medicine—even when it means risking their reputations and security.
Relates the author's travel on Rachel town, Nevada, to investigate on the Americans belief on unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Fears and fantasies about UFOs; Information about Area 51 Research Center by Glenn Campbell; UFO as modern myth. INSET: Secret science & criminal acts.
Discusses how our senses influence each other according to Brandeis University psychologist Robert Sekuler. Views regarding the ways on how our senses influence each other; Sekuler and colleagues' test on the effect of sound on sight; Results of the test; Relationships of brain and our senses.
Discusses about the behavior of human. Ways on how to help balance the brains; Views on the different mental disorders; How disorders are reflected; Key strategies for avoiding depression; Different approaches for the treatment of mental disorders.
How Candace Pert, neuroscientist and alternative medicine guru, discovered the body's natural opiates, known as endorphins.
What happens when we dream? From nightmares to pre-cognitive dreams, psychologists give their takes on the various myths related to this nightly activity.
Dicusses moral and ethical aspects of genetic engineering or cloning as applied to human beings. Perfect human beings as a promise of genetic engineering; Advantages of genetic enhancements; Debatable issues concerning human cloning; Different views on the effects of human cloning.
Describes the participation of Donna Hylton in the kidnap and murder of real estate broker, Thomas Vigliarole. Background of Hylton; Description of the crime; Life in the prison.

The annual pageant brings hoots and snickers, but when the winner is crowned this September, we'll be reminded once again of some vital truths about ourselves and our country.

Focuses on Harvard psychiatrist John Mack, 64, healer to a whole underground of Americans who claim they have been abducted by aliens in UFOs. How Mack's UFO work depends on the validity of hypnosis as a tool to recover memory.

Profiles Philip John Neimark, a successful financial analyst who has become a babalawo, or high priest, in the Ifa religion, an ancient system of belief in which animal sacrifice is one of the most sacred rituals. Also discusses increasing recognition of the limitations of conventional religion.

Everyone knows women who have body image issues. The secret: men have them too.

Is the gene king? Studies of twins find that genes shape multiple areas including personality.

Cognitive therapies, supplements and activities are the key ingredients in keeping the brain fit and fighting the aging process.

The nature of fame has changed in modern times, and celebrities, and their fans, are diminished by the process.