Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .
December 31, 2006
Category: Dave
On Wednesday December 14, 2006, my stepfather and friend, Dave Williams, died very suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 61. Unlike many of the people who've been memorialized on ScienceBlogs, Dave was not a celebrity academic...
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December 15, 2006
Category: Roundup
Hello All, Neurontic will be on by hiatus for a brief time because of the holidays. I hope you'll check back soon. In the meantime, might I suggest ransacking the archives? Some of my personal favorites: * Temple Grandin: On...
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December 11, 2006
Category: Psychology
Because I am a sucker for the bizarre case study, I can't help but use The Frontal Cortex's recent entry on false pregnancy as an excuse to share an extreme example of the phenomenon with the readers. In Phantoms In...
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December 10, 2006
Category: Roundup
Neurontic is thrilled to be one of the newest members of Science Blogs. As you can see, I've gone ahead and stocked up the archives with past entries. I hope those of you who aren't familiar with Neurontic will take...
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December 2, 2006
Category: Commentary
A Blog Around The Clock recently posted an entry titled, "You Gotta Be Nuts to Vote for Bush!" Normally I'm a huge fan of The Clock, but this post left me feeling a little sick to my stomach. It describes...
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