Connect with SfN on all our social media accounts for the latest news, member information, key annual meeting deadlines, upcoming webinars, science from the journals, and so much more. Join the conversation and stay up to date with the latest from the Society!

Don’t miss out on the five days everyone spends all year talking about

In 1981, I published a paper in the first issue of the Journal of Neuroscience with my postdoctoral mentor, Alan Pearlman. It reported a quantitative analysis of the receptive field properties of neurons in reeler mouse visual cortex and the surprising conclusion that although the neuronal somas were strikingly malpositioned, their receptive fields were unchanged. This suggested that in mouse cortex at least, neuronal circuits have very robust systems in place to ensure the proper formation of connections. This had the unintended consequence of transforming me from an electrophysiologist into a cellular and molecular neuroscientist who studied cell adhesion molecules and the molecular mechanisms they use to regulate axon growth. It took me a surprisingly long time to appreciate that your science is driven by the people around you and by the technologies that are locally available. As a professional puzzler, I like all different kinds of puzzles, but the most fun puzzles involve playing with other puzzlers....

Check out these program highlights for Neuroscience 2017, taking place November 11-15 in Washington, DC.

The development of the central nervous system involves the specification and then the progression of neural stem cells to mature neurons. Each step in this neuronal progression is achieved through changes in cell fate, that are coordinated by precise ex...

The greatest chance of vanquishing neurological disease lies not with what is on the bench, but with who is working at the bench . Although great discoveries are aided by technological advance, not a single great discovery was ever made by a technology. Discovery comes from a scientist testing a

On February 7th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that effective immediately, all NIH grants must have a maximum indirect cost rate of 15% in lieu of the normal rates defined in an institution’s negotiated indirect cost rate agreement. This policy change will have massive consequences for potentially life-saving brain and behavior research that benefits millions of Americans.

SfN honors women with the Celebration of Women in Neuroscience event each year at the SfN annual meeting.

SfN honors women with the Celebration of Women in Neuroscience event each year at the SfN annual meeting.

Purely social occasion. Chaired by: M.L. Mayer. Guests: W. Almers, A. Auerbach, B.P. Bean, K.J. Swartz, L.P. Wollmuth.