The first anniversary edition of Encephalon is now out. One year from its birth the neuroscience and psychology blog carnival returns to its home at Neurophilosophy. Which coincidentally has a new home, having moved to the science-blogging behemoth that is ScienceBlogs.
Couple of favourites for me are the piece on MindHacks about Natalie Portman (yes, that Natalie Portman) having co-authored a cognitive neuroscience study. The other one, also on MindHacks, describes a classic piece of psychological research into cognitive dissonance by Leon Festinger. I'm sure many of you will already know this study, but for those who don't, give it a read, then adjust your beliefs accordingly.
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