WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present this year’s Early Career Awards to 10 neuroscientists whose early career discoveries have already transformed the field. The recipients of the Early Career Awards will be honored during SfN’s annual meeting.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present four neuroscientists and three chapters with this year’s Science Education and Outreach Awards, which include the Award for Education in Neuroscience, the Science Educator Award, the Chapter of the Year Award, and the Next Generation Award. The awards will be presented during SfN’s annual meeting.

Washington, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor four pioneering researchers whose innovative work has transformed the understanding of the nervous system with this year’s Outstanding Career and Research Achievement Awards. This year’s awards honor scientists whose work ranges from the structure of receptors to the structure of the cortex and from theoretical models of plasticity to therapies designed to harness it to treat addiction. The awards will be presented at Neuroscience 2026, November 14–18 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor four neuroscientists with this year’s Promotion of Women in Neuroscience Awards for their commitment to supporting and mentoring women in neuroscience. The awards will be presented during SfN’s annual meeting.

The Society for Neuroscience is concerned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule ending “duration of status” for international students and exchange visitors will disrupt scientific training, impose unnecessary administrative burdens, and weaken the United States’ ability to attract and retain talented researchers.

Karl Deisseroth at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel at University of Würzburg, Germany, have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

On August 14, 2026, the National Institutes of Health issued a request for information (RFI) on a consequential proposal that could diminish the influence and transparency of scientific peer review in NIH funding decisions. Scientists, research institutions, professional societies, patient advocates, and other members of the biomedical research community should submit substantive, personalized comments opposing the proposal in its current form by the October 13 deadline.

The Society for Neuroscience is concerned that NIH's proposed changes to grant review and funding decisions would diminish the role of scientific peer review, reduce transparency, and expand administrative discretion without adequate safeguards or supporting evidence.

The world’s largest source of emerging news on brain science will convene in Washington, D.C., online

SfN member Amy Arnsten, PhD, Albert E. Kent professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at Yale University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize 2026.