I love blog carnivals of all kinds but, being a SmartChick and all, the ones that I love the most are the ones that are all about smart topics. That’s why I was really happy to contribute to the Brain Blogging blog carnival recently.

The post that I contributed was an article on Eidetic Memory. Also known as photographic memory, this is something that most people know only the basics about and most people don’t realize that it’s actually a pretty controversial topic. Some say that it doesn’t exist at all while others hold those said to have a photographic memory up on a bit of a pedestal. It’s an interesting topic idea.

Mine wasn’t the only interesting article here, though, not by far. The other posts in this blog carnival were on the topics of empathy, moral turpitude, learning, the brains of killers, antidepressants, teen cutting, ADHD, self-esteem, humor, sleepwalking through life and increasing your brain power.

Happy smart reading!

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Usually when I write about health topics, they are topics related to physical health like with today’s post on boosting the immune system or yesterday’s on fibromyalgia. However, the kind of health that I find truly interesting to explore is mental health. Whether it’s about the development of the brain or the detaisl of specific mental diseases, I find the stuff that goes on in our heads to be truly fascinating.

One type of brain-related article that I wrote about recently was on the topic of eidetic memory (also known as the photographic memory). Did you know that it might not even be a real thing? This post was included over at the HealthBolt blog carnival. Another post in this health carnival that had to do with mental health was on autism,

Most of the posts in this health carnival were in topical areas related to physical health. Those posts were on topics like face yoga, allergies, tooth decay, muscle-building, skin cancer, back pain, fibromyalgia, good posture, and the common cold.

Finally, there were posts specific to diet which is an important part of staying healthy. Those posts included choosing a cookbook, food variety, Monsanto, abstaining from alcohol and general healthy eating. Smart stuff!

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