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Jake Young is a MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC getting a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience. He holds a BS and MS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. If a volcano were to erupt Pompei-style in Central Park, his body would be preserved in a scoliotic posture over his lab desk. Archeaologists would later conclude that he spent most of his day training rats to perform tricks, until he went blind building electrical equipment by hand using a dissecting microscope. But, still, he died happy...because science is cool.
Pure Pedantry is a blog about science -- social sciences and otherwise -- as well as academic and scientific culture. No one can live on science alone, so I also like to dwell on pop culture, periodically explore the humanities, and indulge in other types of geeky goodness.
DISCLAIMERS: 1) Jake Young is not a licensed physician (yet). He is merely a medical student. The information published on this site is not intended for use in medical decision-making. Please seek advice from a licensed, medical professional before making any health decisions. 2) The opinions expressed are my own. They do not represent the views of SEED magazine or the educational establishments I currently attend or attended in the past.
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The Synapse (a neuroscience carnival)
The Synapse is a neuroscience carnival devoted to all areas of neuroscience including neurobiology, psychology, psychiatry, and neural systems -- healthy brains to perverse minds -- neurotransmitters to theories of mind. Whatever you got, we want your best posts about brain function.
Submission guidelines
The post must be at least marginally related to neuroscience. I will allow your discretion to determine this unless it becomes a problem. They need not be paper reviews; fun stuff like visual illusions can also be great. However, just a link to someone else's article is not what we are looking for -- try to send stuff that represents your original analysis.
If you would like to submit, please submit by email to the host by 9 pm the day before the deadline listed below. Please include the following in said email:
-- Your name (or pseudonym)
-- Your blog's name
-- The link
For the time being, I will limit posts to two per person per carnival.
The individual hosting for that week has the sole discretion about which links will be included and in what form. Regular participants will be solicited to be hosts in the future.
Also feel free to steal the logo or the link button below:
The Synapse has been temporarily suspended.
If you are interested in making submissions to a neuroscience carnival, please submit to Encephalon, either here through Blog Carnival or by emailing encephalon.host {at} gmail [dot] com.
Archive
Check here regularly for the newest deadline and the most recent "The Synapse".
Issue 1: Pure Pedantry on June 25, 2006
Issue 2: A Blog Around the Clock on July 9th, 2006
Issue 3: The Neurophilosopher's Blog on July 23rd, 2006
Issue 4: Neurotopia on August 6th, 2006
Issue 5: Retrospectacle on August 20th, 2006
Issue 6: The Mouse Trap on September 3rd, 2006
Issue 7: GNIF Brain Blogger on September 17th, 2006
Issue 8: Mind Hacks on October 1st, 2006
Issue 9: Pure Pedantry on October 19th, 2006. Special Society for Neuroscience Edition!
Issue 10: The Neurocritic on October 29, 2006
Issue 11: Developing Intelligence on November 12, 2006
Issue 12: Dr. Deborah Serani on November 26, 2006
Issue 13: Neurocontrarian on December 10, 2006
No Synapse on December 24, 2006 for Christmas Holiday.
