SFN 2014 Is Over
I woke up two hours early today with brain obsessing over our next research priorities, thanks to the meeting. Working as intended then. For some reason I didn't get around to visiting a single...
View ArticleIs the J Neuro policy banning Supplemental Materials backfiring?
As you will recall, I was very happy when the Journal of Neuroscience decided to ban the inclusion of any Supplemental Materials in articles considered for publication. That move took place back in...
View ArticleThe Journal of Neuroscience needs to explain the author ban
I agree with the following Twitter comment @drugmonkeyblog @virginiahughes @TomAvril1 JNeuro is scientifically irresponsible & undermines own actions by not disclosing reasons. — Michael Hendricks...
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Neuroscientists: Start Electing Advocates
The following is a guest post from Namaste. Ish. Previously known as the bluebird of happiness, My T. Chondria. Stuff happened. The kitten walked away. Deal with it. WANTED: Outspoken advocates for...
View ArticleAha! It was about data faking after all.
I wrote a prior post about the bizarre disappearance of an Editor in Chief of a journal I suspected of being predatory. The bio lists Raphael Pinaud as "an Associate Professor in the Department of...
View ArticleSFN 2015: What are the socials for?
The SFN Annual Meeting is famous for the overwhelming barrage of science being fire-hosed at you. It is intimidating and can be impersonal. Almost equally famous, particularly for the experienced...
View ArticleMy new favorite neuroscience smack
@RheeMor @drugmonkeyblog @PratherLab you can buy a kit for a lot of molecular work but there is no kit for well controlled behavior — shrew (@shrewshrew) May 16, 2016
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More Neuroscience Smack
I select these journals for comparison for a reason, of course. First, I'm in the addiction fields and Addiction Biology tops the JIF list of ISI Journal Citation Reports for the subcategory of...
View ArticleFloor 13 and the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
When the neuroscientists in my audience show up in San Diego next month for the Annual Meeting, they will not be assigned a room on Floor 13 of their hotel. How do I know this? Because in the US of A...
View ArticleThought of the Day: SFN
I didn't repost my annual SFN suggestion to go talk to Program yet. Thoughts? I'd almost rather Open Thread this idea for this year. A certain person who shall remain nameless seems to be of the...
View ArticleThe Society for Neuroscience Shouldn’t be Bragging About the Neuroscience...
The Society for Neuroscience recently twittered a brag about it’s Neuroscience Scholars program. For 38 years, the Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) has offered underrepresented #neuroscience...
View ArticleSFN 2014 Is Over
I woke up two hours early today with brain obsessing over our next research priorities, thanks to the meeting. Working as intended then. For some reason I didn’t get around to visiting a single...
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