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Neuroscience 2023

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November 11-15!


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Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submission Will Open May 31

Abstract submission will open on Wednesday, May 31. Submit and finalize your abstract by Wednesday, June 14, 5 p.m. ET, including payment of the nonrefundable $155 submission fee. 

SfN membership is required for abstract submission. Join or renew your SfN membership now to be ready for abstract submissions opening. (Note: Affiliate and institutional members are not eligible to submit abstracts.)


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Abstract Information

  • How to Submit

    Get ready to submit your abstract by reviewing the requirements and submission process details. 

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  • Justify Your Abstract Presentation

    Download this letter to help secure your participation at Neuroscience 2023.

    Download Justification Letter Template

  • Abstract Length

    The body of the abstract should be no more than 2,300 characters, including punctuation but not spaces. Use this range as a frame of reference, then count characters and revise accordingly.

    Use standard abbreviations. When using abbreviations for chemical compounds, spell it out in full for the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Do not abbreviate compounds in the abstract title.

    Download Basic Research Abstract Template

  • Scientific Rigor in Annual Meeting Presentations

    Accepted abstract presenters will be expected to transparently report a study’s experimental design and analytical methods in their poster or nanosymposium presentation at the annual meeting. Efforts to ensure scientific rigor include blinding, statistics, sample sizes, and replication. Error bars should be defined. Biological variables such as species, sex, age, strain, or cell line should be noted in the presentation, if applicable.

    Resources to Enhance Scientific Rigor

  • Presentation Formats

    Abstract presentations are accepted into either poster or nanosymposia sessions. Learn more about each of these presentation formats.

    Updates on virtual poster opportunities that will be available for abstract presenters will be shared later this spring. 

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  • Themes and Topics

    Accepted abstracts are organized into topically-based scientific sessions and Theme J sessions. Abstracts are grouped together based on the theme and topic that abstract submitters select from the Themes and Topics list during abstract submission. Theme and topic selections help the Program Committee to group abstracts; they do not represent the titles of annual meeting sessions.

    Full List of Themes and Topics

  • Sessioning Process

    Abstracts are reviewed and assigned to topically-based sessions by the SfN Program Committee.  Abstract submitters can use linking groups to suggest other presenters that they would like to be grouped with in a session. 

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  • Notice of Abstract Acceptance Status

    Communications regarding abstracts are sent to presenting authors only. Other co-authors should ask their abstract's presenting author for information regarding their abstract. Presenting authors will be notified about their abstract's acceptance status in August. 

    Advance registration for members opens on July 12. Abstract presenters must register in order to present at the annual meeting.  Presenters may choose to wait to complete their registration until after they have received their abstract acceptance notification in August.

  • Trainee Professional Development Award

    The Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) recognizes undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.

    Applications will be accepted June 16–June 29.

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Abstract Submission Policies

  • Rules for Abstract Submissions

    Read over the rules for submitting an abstract to Neuroscience 2023.

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  • Abstract Licensing Agreement

    Review the terms of use agreed to when submitting an abstract for Neuroscience 2023.

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  • Embargo Policy

    Information and data included in abstracts submitted for the SfN event are embargoed until the conclusion of the SfN presentation or press conference. Abstract presentations may not be presented at another meeting or published in an archival scientific publication before the scheduled SfN presentation date unless it is at an SfN-hosted event, such as a press conference, during Neuroscience 2023. All authors must abide by SfN's embargo policy.

    Coverage of an abstract, lay summary, data, or supplemental material is strictly prohibited until the embargo is lifted. Promotion of general topics, speakers, or presentation times is permitted and encouraged within the stated guidelines.

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