Neuroskeptic is a British neuroscientist and pseudonymous science blogger. They are known for their efforts uncovering fake and plagiarized articles published in predatory journals. They have also blogged about the limitations of

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s, which they began writing about after realizing that they and their colleagues did not entirely understand how some of their own MRI results had been produced. Their use of a pseudonym has been criticized as unethical, an accusation that they have denied. A 2013 ''

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'' article by David Dobbs described Neuroskeptic as "one of the most insightful neuro-psycho-bloggers out there today".

Reception

The blog has been nominated for the following awards: * 2010 Research Blogging Awards - Finalist * 2012 UK Science Blog award from the Good Thinking Society - Shortlisted finalist

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