Available in English | Founded 2005 | |
Type of site Blog, Online Magazine, News Headquarters Los Angeles, California, U.S. Owner Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation Key people Shaheen Lakhan, Editor-in-Chief
James S. Rice, Public Relations Director
Holly Cave, Chief Copy Editor
Daliah Leslie, Social Media Director and Senior Contributor | ||
Brain Blogger is an award winning Scientific American partner biomedical blog sponsored by the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF) and edited by Shaheen Lakhan. Its byline is "a brain-themed community." It reviews the latest news and stories related to neuroscience/neurology, psychology/psychiatry, and health/healthcare.
According to its website, the blog is written by over 100 biomedical professionals—from neurosurgeons to psychologists—and follows the Health On the Net Foundation honor code of medical blogging ethics. It is syndicated by Google News and major media outlets, including Time Warner, San Antonio Express-News, and Sun-Times News Group.
Brain Blogger is in Wikio's health ranking for "the most influential blogs in the blogosphere". It is a finalist for two Seed Media Group's Research Blogging Awards 2010 in the categories "Best Blog — Neuroscience" and "Best Blog — Psychology". Moreover, it ranks first in Blogs.com's "10 Best Brain Blogs".