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SfN Past President, Bruce S. McEwen, whose work transformed our understanding of how the brain changes throughout life, died on January 2 at age 81 after a brief illness. Best known for his studies on how stress hormones reshape neural circuits and brain structures, McEwen’s work has profound implications for public health, impacting conditions from normal aging to neurodegenerative disease, depression, and PTSD. -
A basal ganglia pioneer, May 14, 1933–Sept 29, 2019. -
Janice Ovelmen-Levitt, Ph.D., age 84, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina passed away on August 3rd 2019. -
Dominick Purpura's leadership in research helped to shape the Albert Einstein College of Medicine during a time of dramatic realignments in healthcare. His research contributions spanned the field, from neurophysiology to the origin of brain waves, the effects of hallucinogenic agents, and the mechanisms of epilepsy.
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Dr. (Rudolph) Terry Pivik was a highly respected researcher, mentor and professor in the areas of sleep and dreaming, psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and nutrition.
