Encephalon #10

By purepedantry on November 6, 2006.

Encephalon #10 is up at A Blog Around the Clock.

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Carnivals to feed your brain.

I want to blog, but I'm trying to catch up with grading and grant-writing and such in the aftermath of the PSA. I won't offer a detailed list of excuses like some bloggers I could name. (However, I will say that I'm going to check WebMD to see if intracranial bleeding is a normal reaction to a…

Carnivalia

Health Wonk Review at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review New and Exciting in PLoS ONE at A Blog Around the Clock The NBTS edition of carnival of homeschooling at The Homeschool Cafe Change of Shift: Volume 3, Number 3 at Emergiblog Carnival of Education at Pass the Torch Tangled Bank #111 at…

Neuroblogging of the week

The Synapse #10 is up on Neurocritic. Next week, it is the turn for Encephalon (the two neurocarnivals appear on alternate weeks) and it will be hosted by me, right here. Send your entries by November 5th at 5pm EST to: Coturnix AT gmail DOT com.

Encephalon #1 is up

The first issue of another neuroscience carnival called Encephalon is up. Coturnix at A Blog Around the Clock will be hosting the next The Synapse on July 9. Submission guidelines here. Also, I will be hosting the next Encephalon on Jul 17th, 2006. Click here for submission guidelines.

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