About Us

Brain Blogger is an award winning blog that covers topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. We review the latest news and research related to neuroscience/neurology, psychology/psychiatry, and health/healthcare. Our blog serves as a focal point for attracting new minds beyond the basic sciences of the mind-and-brain and into the biopsychosocial model.

Our History & Partnerships

Founded in 2005 by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan and Mr. Ray McIntyre, Brain Blogger began as an official undertaking of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF) — a major international non-profit charity organization for the advancement of neurological and mental health patient welfare, education, and research. It remains as one of the most effective mediums for the GNIF to raise awareness of brain-related issues.

We are a proud member of the 9rules Network and the Scientific American Partner Network — a handful of selected blogs that share similar interests and readership. Also, our commitment to ethical biomedical journalism is exemplified by successfully undergoing voluntary certification by HONcode — the oldest and the most used ethical and trustworthy code for medical and health related information available on Internet.

We have recently partnered with the International Archives of Medicine — a leading journal covering all aspects of medicine — to bring you the latest research findings in neurology, psychiatry, and general medicine. Brain Blogger editor Dr. Lakhan serves as an editorial board member for the periodical published by BioMed Central. He is also on the board of the Journal of Medical Case Reports (JMCR) published by BioMed Central as an associate editor. From this publication, we will select the most enlightening neurological case for the section Neuro Case of the Month.

Our Team

• Dr. Shaheen Lakhan, Editor and Co-Founder
• Mr. Ray McIntyre, Former Editor and Co-Founder

We would like to extend special thanks to Mr. Frederick Townes of W3 EDGE for volunteering as a technical consultant for Brain Blogger.

In accordance with our mission to provide quality articles from multidimensional perspectives, our team of over 30 contributors have diverse academic, professional, and social backgrounds: from neurosurgeons (Dr. McCleary), psychotherapists (Mr. Yourell and Mrs. Mori), forensic psychologists (Dr. MacHovec), registered nurses (Mrs. Jones), to patient family members (Mrs. Wilson-Herndon) and general citizens concerned about mental health (Mr. McIntyre).

To join our team, please follow the simple instructions to sign-up online.

Syndication

Our articles have been featured in or syndicated by the following media outlets:

• Google News
• Reuters
• Fox News
• Fox Business
• USA Today
• Time Warner
• Dayton Daily News
• San Francisco Gate
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Houston Chronicles
• Post-Tribune
• SouthtownStar
• Palm Beach Post
• Austin American Statesman
• iVillage
• Cox Ohio Publishing
• Internet Broadcasting Systems (IBS) — a publisher of over 70 American TV station websites including CNN.com.

Indexing

We have been listed in or indexed by the following directories, organizations, or websites:

• 404.tv – SNAKK Media, Mobile Web Blog
• 9rules Network
• Alltop – Neuroscience
• Answers.com
• Best of the Web – Neuroscience
• Blog Carnival
• Blog Catalog
• Blogged.com
• Budapest Open Access Initiative
• Daylife
• DMOZ – Science > Biology > Neurobiology > Publications
• Furry Monkey
• Google Search
• International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations
• Intute: Social Sciences
• Library of Congress — ISSN 1931-6224
• Medpedia
• MyBlogLog
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine
• Nature Blog Network
• Nature Blogs
• Nature’s Scintilla
• odiogo Podcasts
• Postgenomic
• Quantcast
• Regator
• Research Blogging
• Scientific American Partner Network
• Technorati
• TopBlogArea.com
• Total Blog Directory
• Trusted.MD
• Twitter
• UC Berkeley, Cognitive Control and Development Lab
• US Department of Education, EROD (Education Resource Organizations Directory)
• University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center Library
• URL Fan
• Wellsphere
• Wikio (Health)
• Wikipedia

Links to Us

Blogs, articles, and other pages that link to us can be found at:

• Google Web Search
• Google Blog Search
• Technorati

Ranks, Awards & Honors

• Blogs.com — 10 Best Brain Blogs
• Thinking Blogger Award
• 15 Best Brain Blogs of 2009
• Wikio – Health Top Ranking Blog
• Blogger’s Choice Awards Nomination
• BB Leaderboard Top 50 — Q1 2008
• MedBlogEN — Top 100 Medical Blogs
• OEDb – 101 Fascinating Brain Blogs
• Top 100 Cutting-Edge Science Blogs
• 100 Excellent Blogs for Science Teachers
• 2008 People’s HealthBlogger Award
• 100 Best Blogs for Psychology Students
• Top 100 Mental Health and Psychology Blogs
• Wellsphere – Top HealthBlogger (Brain Health)
• Member of the Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics
• Wellsphere – Featured Top Health Blogger — 09/29/08
• RedScrubs – Top Blog Post — 12/23/08, 03/17/09
• Blog Carnival – Featured Carnival — 04/16/07, 06/16/07, 09/30/07, 03/12/08, 07/17/08, 10/07/08, 05/27/09, 05/31/09
• Healthcare 100 — The World’s Top Blogs on Health and Medicine

Book, Multimedia, and Merchandise Reviews

Please send all books and other resources/merchandise to the following address for review and potential coverage in Brain Blogger:

Brain Blogger c/o GNIF
PO Box 4832
Panorama City, CA 91412-4832

Should you need a physical address (e.g. for UPS/FedEx/DHL shipments), please contact us clearly indicating what you want reviewed.

Advertising & Sponsorships

We are open to advertising and sponsorship proposals including, but not limited to:

• text link ads — on select or all pages
• graphic ads — including custom pixel sizes

Advertising content is clearly marked with image and/or text labels (i.e. “Sponsored” or “Advertisement”) to distinguish ads from our editorial content.

Please send us a message to discuss advertising or sponsorship options.

Titles & Abbreviations

ACS: approved clinical supervisor; BSN: bachelor of science in nursing; DC: doctor of chiropractic medicine; DDS: doctor of dental surgery; DO: doctor of osteopathy; IT: in training; LPC: licensed professional counselor; MA: master of arts; MBA: master of business administration; MBBS: bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery; MD: doctor of medicine; MEd: master of education; MHS: master of health sciences; MPH: master of public health; MS: master of science; NCC: nationally certified counselor; PharmD: doctor of pharmacy; PhD: doctor of philosophy; PT: physical therapist; RN: registered nurse, RPh: registered pharmacist.

Disclaimer

Brain Blogger does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The content of this site is for information purposes only and should not substitute advice from medical professionals.

Copyright & Intellectual Property

We have been victims of copyright theft on numerous occasions and in each instance we exercised our intellectual property and legal rights afforded by the DMCA. Our site clearly labels each webpage with “All Rights Reserved.” Expressed permission is required in order to re-publish our content by contacting us.

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Privacy Policy

We neither collect nor share visitor identifying information. Contact information submitted via the contact form remains private and used only to reply to inquiries. Our site employs cookies only for visitors who comment or create user accounts. Cookies eliminate the need to re-enter details for subsequent commentary and permits quicker/sustained logins.

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