Tasting colours

Many people report 'mixed-up' senses. Is it down to our genes? What is synaethesia?

Feed the fear

A mass killing, a spreading flu, increasing migrants, or decreasing credit - all can feed the cycles of neurosis.

Mind bender

A trick of the light or are our brains deceiving us? Discover more with mind bender.

Mathematical striptease

Why is a ring-doughnut the same as a cup of coffee but different to a slice of toast? Discover the discipline of topology.

Topsy-turvy

Are you pretty good at reading an expression? Can you recognise a face in a crowd? We can turn your face perception on its head.

Did you see it?

It can hide coins, cards, and even the Statue of Liberty. Discover the magic of misdirection.

Isn't that 'what's his face'?

Avoid social embarrassment with our guide on how to remember names and faces.

Textual reading

Tony Buzan reveals the correct way to read a textbook.

Just skim this one...

Can you be time poor and well read? Tony Buzan shares the secrets of speed reading.

Shopping without a list

Ever got home from the shop without the milk? Tony Buzan on memory and shopping.

A follows B...

Nigel Warburton's A-Z of clearer thought: C is for cause and correlation.

Ridiculous outcomes

Nigel Warburton's A-Z of clearer thought: A is for absurd consequences.

Feeling your words

Nigel Warburton's A-Z of clearer thought: E is for emotive language.

Under the influence?

Used with care and seen as a vehicle rather than a cure, can there be a medical role for hypnotherapy?

Mapping the brain

Taking photos of the brain reacting to external stimuli? Discover how FMRI works.

Put some spring into your mind

Keep your brain fit and active with a workout with the brainstretcher.

Good head health

Take advice from someone who knows what they're talking about: follow our survivor suggestions.

One in four

Who has a life touched by mental health problems? People like us:

• Darren
• Ian
• Jen
• Lorraine and Kate
• Rob
• Ellen and Sasha

A hard stare

Can telepathy be the explanation for that strange feeling that someone is staring?

Your brain is like a calculator

Like the display on a calculator, your thoughts depend on your liquid crystal brain.

All in the mind

The same thinking processes that help you cope with everyday life prejudice your judgements in other areas. Consider the psychology of decision making.

See your thoughts

Want to find out more about the inner workings of the brain? Dr. Daniel Bor takes a closer look at neuroimaging.

Awareness for what?

Being aware of our thought processes might be a mixed blessing, so why consciousness?

Personality

Get to grips with your personality: try our user's guide.

I lost myself

Explore how memory works - and why it sometimes doesn't - from the perspective of an amnesiac. Memory: I can't remember.

Fear and loathing

What makes humans scared of spiders? What causes disgust? Find out in this article on fear and loathing.

Who will the baby be?

Does chromosome technology and more knowledge of DNA mean we can be predicting personality?

The measure of a man

Working out what a person is like from the clues they leave behind. It's not easy being a psychological profiler.

I think, therefore...

What's going on in your head? Get to grips with the concept of consciousness.

Lines on Freud

He took God away from the mind. We take a turn analysing Freud.