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 .
March 31, 2007
Category: In the press
(Originally published in ChelseaNow, March 23-29) "I like to think of today's event as the NBA finals combined with the Super Bowl and the World Series," said world-renowned memory expert Tony Buzan in his opening remarks at the 10th annual...
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Category: Stuff
Want the inside scoop on Neurontic? Check out my recent interview with the folks on the Seed mother ship....
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March 27, 2007
Category: Neuroscience
Just a quick note to let everyone know that Neurontic is pleased to host the next edition of Encephalon, the carnival for brain aficionados everywhere. Please send your entries to neurontic [at] gmail.com no later than the morning of Sunday...
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March 24, 2007
Category: Armchair Sociology
Want to know what the life of a recently graduated journalism MA with staggeringly high student loans looks like? Not so much? Well, I don't blame you. It's not exactly the stuff memoirs are made of, but it is keeping...
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March 8, 2007
Category: Neuroscience
Hello fellow brain geeks, The Neurophilosopher has done us all a huge favor and compiled an exhaustive list of all of the neuroscience-related blogs out there. I've spent the morning adding new (and long-delayed) sites to the blogroll and thought...
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March 6, 2007
Category: Dear Neurontic
If I understand correctly, the seat of emotion is in the brain, in the limbic system, so why do I get butterflies in my stomach when I'm nervous? Sincerely, Stomach Upset Dear Stomach Upset, Remember that Steve Martin movie The...
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March 5, 2007
Category: Roundup
Sorry for the ongoing radio silence, folks. Your friendly neighborhood blogger has come down with a vicious case of the flu. I plan to get right back up on the horse once the fever tremors have died down. In the...
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