Did you know there are at least 85 blogs on neuro/psych topics written by individuals (or small groups) outside of the blog network model? And that you can follow a feed of these blogs in several ways?
Independent Neuroblogs, a combined aggregate feed for non-network Neuroscience Blogs, started on FriendFeed in response to the proliferation (and increasing clout) of blog networks after the implosion of ScienceBlogs in 2010. The infamous PepsiGate scandal caused an exodus of bloggers from the once-mighty network (which still exists, by the way). Many bloggers went to other networks, including those hosted by Discover, Wired, Guardian, PLOS, and eventually Scientific American, or else started their own network, most prominently at Scientopia.
At around the same time, a new aggregator at scienceblogging.org wanted to become "Your one-stop shop for the most recent posts from science blog networks." This left those of us who were not part of blog networks, whether by choice or obscurity or quirkiness, out in the cold (or rather in the neuroghetto). Hence, the Indie Neuroblogs list was formed, which you can also follow on Twitter @neuroghetto or through its RSS feed. This group was then included on scienceblogging.org under the banner of Aggregators and Combined Feeds of Independent Bloggers.
The comprehensive ScienceSeeker site has since superseded scienceblogging.org. There you can select posts on Psychology and Neuroscience, or follow their respective feeds.
Of course, there are many other blog networks out there that include bloggers on psych/neuro topics, such as Big Think, Field of Science, Forbes, Lab Spaces,1 Nature Blogs, PsychCentral, Psychology Today, Occam’s Typewriter, Science 2.0, and others. And many authors write multiple blogs, some on networks and some independently.
What initially started as a group of 38 blogs in September 2010 has grown to a list of
http://addiction-dirkh.blogspot.com/
http://autismcrisis.blogspot.com/
http://bgoodscience.wordpress.com/
http://bjoern.brembs.net/
http://blog.ketyov.com/
http://blog.uberbrain.net/
http://bodyinmind.com.au/
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/
http://brainethics.org/
http://brainimplant.blogspot.com/
http://brainposts.blogspot.com/
http://brainslab.wordpress.com
http://brainstudy.wordpress.com/
http://cellularscale.blogspot.com/
http://changizi.wordpress.com/
http://charbonniers.org/
http://corticalcolumns.wordpress.com/
http://corticalhemandhaw.blogspot.com/
http://crackingtheenigma.blogspot.com/
http://deevybee.blogspot.com/
http://drvitelli.typepad.com/providentia/
http://generallythinking.com/rethink/
http://hardsci.wordpress.com/
http://j0ns1m0ns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://juniorprof.wordpress.com/
http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/
http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/
http://mindhacks.com/
http://mindingthebrain.blogspot.com/
http://motorchauvinist.blogspot.com/
http://neuralconnections.blogspot.com/
http://neurealist.blogspot.com/
http://neurobites.wordpress.com/
http://Neurobonkers.com/
http://neurochambers.blogspot.co.uk/
http://neuroconscience.com/
http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/
http://neurocritic.posterous.com/
http://neurodojo.blogspot.com/
http://neurodudes.com/
http://neuroecology.wordpress.com/
http://neuroethicscanada.wordpress.com/
http://neurokuz.blogspot.com/
http://neurologicalcorrelates.com/wordpress/
http://neuronarrative.wordpress.com/
http://neuropsychological.blogspot.com/
http://neuroshrink.com/
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/
http://neurosphere.wordpress.com/
http://neurowhoa.blogspot.com/
http://noustuff.wordpress.com/
http://practicalfmri.blogspot.com/
http://prefrontal.org/blog
http://psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com/
http://psychneuro.wordpress.com/
http://psychothalamus.blogspot.com/
http://psychsciencenotes.blogspot.com/
http://psydoctor8.tumblr.com/
http://scottsworlds.blogspot.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/speechskscott/SpeakingOut
http://theamazingworldofpsychiatry.wordpress.com/
http://thebeautifulbrain.com/
http://the-brain-box.blogspot.co.uk/
http://the-connectome.com
http://themagnetisalwayson.com/
http://the-mouse-trap.com/
http://thequantumlobechronicles.blogspot.com/
http://thermaltoy.wordpress.com/
http://whywereason.wordpress.com/
http://wiringthebrain.blogspot.com/
http://www.dictionaryofneurology.com/
http://www.dormivigilia.com
http://www.functionalneurogenesis.com/blog/
http://www.gainesonbrains.com/
http://www.ionpsych.com/
http://www.neuralconnections.net/
http://www.neurevolution.net/
http://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.blogspot.com/
http://www.sayginlab.org/blog/
http://www.scienceofeds.org/
http://www.shockmd.com/
http://www.spring.org.uk/
http://www.talkingbrains.org/
http://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/
http://www.thecuriousneuron.com/
ADDENDUM:
The Thoughtful Vegetable
Manchester Psychiatry Society
WhatWeHaveUnleared
Right Mind Matters
Cedar's Digest
LawsNeuroBlog
Neuroscience postdoc blog
Knowing Neurons
Computing for Psychologists
Daniel Bor
Science and Education Blog
Corona Radiata
Footnote
1 Which has the dubious distinction of being the only blog network that has ever wanted me as a member...
The Seductive Allure of Neuroscience Blogs
I don't even know where I belong, http://thoughtfulveg.blogspot.com/ I'll have lots of neuro topics, but they are from a unique perspective since I was the one who suffered a massive brain bleed.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't know how I could have missed it. Thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteNeuroghetto was an extremely valuable blog network that came along at a time of frantic musical chairs for science bloggers. Happy to be a charter member.
ReplyDeleteSome of us [waves hand] would never ever be asked to join any network.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for bringing even very stray neuro or neuro-ish blogs in from the cold.
I agree - great list!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inclusion! Justin
ReplyDeleteNice piece.I hope we count! :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://mancpsychsoc.blogspot.co.uk/
All of the blogs you posted are great, I like pretty much yours also. I am also starting a blog involving evolution, perception, robotics and cognitive science.
ReplyDeleteIf somebody whats to check it up
www.whatwehaveunlearned.com.
You could throw my rightmindmatters.blogspot.com into some sort of neuroaesthetic bundle if such a thing exists. Cheers, Carole
ReplyDeleteI am mostly psych, but some cog neuro and neuro-babble criticism. Thanks:
ReplyDeletehttp://cedarsdigest.wordpress.com
Thanks for including the Science of Eating Disorders blog, since I know we don't always blog strictly about neuroscience topics.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments, I appreciate the feedback. I've added 4 new blogs.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant - thanks for this. Keith Laws also has a great blog at http://keithsneuroblog.blogspot.co.uk/
ReplyDeleteOh no! Thanks, Emma. I'm a regular reader, don't know how that happened.
ReplyDeleteHi - fantastic list! Might I also humbly pimp
ReplyDeletehttp://computingforpsychologists.wordpress.com/ for possible inclusion? Mostly (technical stuff) related to psychology but a fair bit of fMRI/neuroscience stuff there too...
Super happy to find this post! As we have been looking for more and more blogs to follow, sifting through the masses can be a bit painful. Although our blog efforts are barely beginning (and more focused on practice policy than the specific neurology in behavioral health) glad to be part of a community!
ReplyDeleteCan you add us to your list? We are pretty new, but we'd love to contribute to honest neuroscience reporting! http://knowingneurons.wordpress.com
ReplyDeleteI've recently started a blog, which will be mostly about Neuroscience (and a bit about general life in science and academia):
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I've added more blogs, now the list is up to 96.
ReplyDeleteThe Neurocritic's psychiatrist encouraged him to start scholarship essay writing help as a form of therapy.
ReplyDeletejaniceindle.com. I write a lot about Dystonia. Traumatic Brain Injury, my other neurological disorders and a variety of subjects like my fathers experience with dementia and Parkinson's.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this.
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