Family under the microscope

Relatives with dementia retain emotional memories if not facts

Precognitive dreaming should not be dismissed as coincidence

Response: Science suggests some prophetic dreams simply cannot be explained away, says Robert McLuhan

The inside track . . . Coping with anxiety

Chartered psychologist Dr Dominic Micklewright advises on strategies for dealing with anxiety

This column will change your life: The multitasker’s lot is not always a happy one

Oliver Burkeman weighs up the pros and cons of uni- and multitasking

This column will change your life: Has thinking outside the box had its day?

A rethink can be just as good as a whole new thought-process, says Oliver Burkeman

This column will change your life: Is Tim Ferriss for real?

Success means people hate what you do… or so many self-help gurus would have us believe, says Oliver Burkeman

Smokers’ brains light up during smoking scenes in movies and on TV

Brain areas associated with smoking a cigarette are activated when smokers watch an actor light up on screen

A hugger or a tiger mother: battle of the baby-rearing strategies

A series of new books is likely to open up fresh controversy about the way we bring up our children; some demanding strict, regimented parenting, others a more laid-back approach

This column will change your life: Vaguely familiar

Life's too short to spend chasing specific goals all the time; that would be both exhausting and dispiriting. Oliver Burkeman welcomes the opportunity to vague out

Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . choosing a therapist

You need to ask yourself if you can be open with this person, tell them private things, trust them