One meeting, two experiences: Neuroscience 2021 registration opens in August and will include full access to both the in-person and virtual experiences – including poster presentations!
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House Appropriations Committee Approves Key Funding Bills The House Appropriations Committee has approved the Labor-H and CJS funding bills. The Labor-H bill included a $6.5 billion increase for the NIH budget to $49 billion and the CJS bill funded NSF at $9.6 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion.
Early Career Policy Ambassador Publishes Advocacy Piece Christin Godale, a current ECPA and co-winner of the NeuroAdvocate challenge, authored a Neuronline article advocating for the ethical use of animals in scientific research as it relates to her own experience and studies.
Annual Meeting
📆 Registration and Housing Opening in August Prepare for registration and housing opening in August! Sign up for registration reminders.
Connect with Annual Meeting Exhibitors Find out why annual meeting attendees consistently rate the Exhibit Hall as a top conference highlight. Check out Neuroscience 2019's virtual Exhibit Hall, including nearly 500 vendors specializing in neuroscience-related products and services.
Journals
Behavioral Responses to Neural Circuit Control: Pitfalls and Possible Solutions In eNeuro's latest Research Highlights, Oscar Solis discusses Lewis’, et al. proposal for standardized guidelines to improve rigor, reproducibility, and interpretation of behavioral experimentation, as well as common pitfalls in approaches to studying animal behavior.
“There just ain’t no map.” In this recent Progressions paper, John Middlebrooks tells his story of the search for a cortical map of auditory space. The search began after publishing a paper in the first issue of JNeurosci describing unexpected features of spatial sensitivity in the auditory cortex, and after 40 years of searching he concludes, "there just ain't no map."
Awards & Prizes
Trainee Professional Development Award - Now Open Did you submit an abstract for Neuroscience 2021? Apply for a Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) to receive funding to participate and present your abstract — applications close August 9 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Looking for helpful advice, discussions, and content for navigating your career? Discover the latest Neuronline resources by following @NeuronlineSfN on Twitter and sign up to receive email updates.
How to Craft Your Animal Research Elevator Pitch Watch Paula Clifford share step-by-step advice to craft an elevator pitch. This will enable you to proactively and effectively communicate about your work with animals to various audiences.
The Dichotomy of Advocating for Ethical Animal Research Read about Christin Godale's internal conflict with animals in research as an animal lover, a scientist, and a person diagnosed with epilepsy.
Education & Outreach
Light and the Brain Light influences the brain more than you can imagine.
ICYMI: Studying Math Helps the Teen Brain Develop And other neuroscience news in June 2021.
Scientific Training
2021 Graduate School Fair Will Be Held in Person SfN will host the 2021 graduate school fair at #SfN21 in Chicago from November 13-16. This is a great chance for prospective students and advisors to learn about different graduate programs. Exhibitor registration will open at the end of July.
FRN Virtual Conference Now Available on Demand SfN's free, open-access virtual conference, Beyond the Bench: The Broader Impact of Rigorous Research, is now available on demand. To access the conference, simply register and use the login link found in your registration email.
Nominate a colleague for a NAS Troland Research Award! This award recognizes the unusual achievement by early-career researchers engaged in empirical research within the broad spectrum of neuroscience and experimental psychology. Awardees receive $75,000 to support their research efforts. Deadline: October 4.
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