Reserve your spot in the Thursday, September 20, virtual conference to learn about optogenetics tools from 20 innovators, including keynote speaker Karl Deisseroth. Before the conference, review these eight training modules.
SfN Reaffirms Need for Scientists to Cross Borders
In response to scientists who have been denied visas to the U.S., SfN President Richard Huganir reaffirmed the Society's support for free exchange of information, diversity, and global collaboration in science in his latest statement.
Nexus’ new logo was redesigned to showcase a more modern look to the Society’s biweekly member enewsletter. This contemporary visualization accentuates the dynamic movement and connections of neuroscience by using the letter “x” in Nexus as the intersection point between the neuron and letterform as well as by highlighting the communication component through the myelin sheath that steadily changes color from light blue to dark blue.
Annual Meeting
Clinical Content and CME Credits
Neuroscience 2018 attendees will be able to take advantage of SfN’s strong programming on basic discovery and its application to finding disease treatments. Physicians and clinician–scientists can earn up to 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by attending select sessions at the meeting. Add CME to your registration.
Purchase a 90-day online advertisement through the NeuroJobs Career Center to gain access to the on-site Career Center at Neuroscience 2018, where you will be able to meet with prospective candidates in person.
Exciting sessions await you at Neuroscience 2018! Explore annual meeting events, including the new Dual Perspectives session, in which you’ll learn about the history and various arguments, research, viewpoints surrounding gamma oscillations, a hot topic in neuroscience.
Connect with an exhibitor from Neuroscience 2018 in San Diego when you visit the Exhibit Floor in My Neuroscience Marketplace, the virtual directory of annual meeting vendors.
SfN strongly recommends against entering into agreements related to Neuroscience 2018 with companies that are not directly contracted by SfN. These companies are not affiliated with SfN and SfN will be unable to assist in resolving any disputes or issues. All legitimate communications will come from SfN directly or from Convention Management Resources (CMR) for housing and Convention Data Services (CDS) for registration.
Turn-taking with adults improves brain's language regions in children, ABC News
A neuroimaging study of four- to six-year-old children and their parents of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds found greater conversational turn-taking was related to stronger connections between Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the developing brain. Read about the research in JNeurosci.
Neural Signature of Walking and Standing Balance in Healthy Adults
A study of young adults published in eNeuro demonstrates how the brain responds to disruptions in the body's balance. The research identifies a pattern of electrical activity that could be used to assess balance in patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
Young people who received radiation therapy for the most common pediatric brain tumor struggle to create new memories about specific events while their ability to recall events prior to treatment remains intact, according to a study of children and adolescents published in JNeurosci.
In her latest article, eNeuro Features Editor Rosalind Carney discusses Courtiol and colleagues’ recent publication about the impact that maternal separation has on neural activity in the prefrontal cortex of rat pups and the role of the serotonergic system in this process.
Neuroscience 2018 Bloggers share their annual meeting experience with an audience of 30,000+ attendees. Apply soon — the deadline has been extended to Friday, September 7.
Join the eNeuro and JNeurosci Editors-in-Chief for a Q&A on diversity and inclusion during Peer Review Week 2018 (September 10–15) in the Neuronline Community.
Ensure your voice is heard in the U.S. Election on Tuesday, November 6. Vote early or submit your absentee ballot ahead of Neuroscience 2018. Visit vote.org to learn more about your state’s requirements or contact advocacy@sfn.org.
Present your ideas, projects, and successes in neuroscience advocacy with a poster at this year’s Advocacy Reception at Neuroscience 2018. To learn more and reserve your spot, email advocacy@sfn.org by Friday, October 12.
Education & Outreach
Apply Now: Undergrad Brain Awareness Travel Award
Apply to win free registration to Neuroscience 2018 and a $750 travel stipend. Any undergraduate students involved in brain awareness activities are eligible to apply. Submit your applications by Saturday, September 15.
Promote Your Outreach at the Brain Awareness Campaign Event
Celebrate brain awareness and share your outreach achievements with Brain Awareness Week organizers from around the world! Submit information by Sunday, September 30, to present on an activity,
For Educators: BrainFacts.org's Sleep Deprivation Game
During Back-to-School season, try to gain as many hours of sleep as you can — avoiding distractions along the way — as you navigate this board game. Learn ways humans are affected by sleep.
