Society for Neuroscience (SfN)

📅 #SfN26 registration is right around the corner! Join or renew your membership for 2026 (or for 2026–2027) by Tuesday, March 31, to be eligible for Bonus Day, a 24-hour head start on registration & housing before the wider membership window opens. 🔗 vist.ly/4w96m

Jon Nelson is proof that federal funding for neuroscience can save lives. Learn about the basics of federal funding, how to advocate for science, and more in this @SfNtweets and @AANmember webinar. 📆+ 🕓: Monday, March 30, 1-2 p.m. EDT 🔗: vist.ly/4vucp

Featured on the #eNeuro blog, a discussion about two tutorials from the “Improving Your Neuroscience” series that provide guidance on experimental design and analysis to strengthen rigorous, complex research. vist.ly/4v93h

#JNeurosci: Findings from Ogawa et al. suggest that the time of day distinctly influences activity patterns in different brain areas. doi.org/10.1523/JNEURO…

Tomorrow is the day! Register now for this Meet-the-Expert webinar that will explore what a sensory stimulus has to achieve in the brain to enter into conscious awareness and possible translations for the blind. 🔗: vist.ly/4vxhg #NeuroTwitter #SciTwitter

Nominations for the 2026 SfN Awards and Prizes are open! If you know a neuroscientist whose work, mentorship, or advocacy deserves recognition, now is the time to make your voice heard. Nominate a colleague, friend, or peer by Thursday, May 7. 🔗 vist.ly/4vt9f

#eNeuro is SfN’s open access, multidisciplinary journal that publishes many paper types including replication studies, negative results, novel tools and methods, and Registered Reports, along with reviews, commentaries, and opinions. #types" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eneuro.org/content/genera…

This Week in The Journal #JNeurosci | Exploring Cortical Microcircuits; How People Process Information during Sleep jneurosci.org/content/46/11/…

Read this commentary introducing a special collection of #JNeurosci papers that highlight cutting-edge and cross-species research in social neuroscience and the questions defining the field. doi.org/10.1523/JNEURO…

How are you celebrating #BrainAwarenessWeek? Grab some inspiration for classroom activities to support this week’s global campaign. vist.ly/4v3qe

Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom. #BrainAwarenessWeek vist.ly/4vcyd

You don't have to be on Capitol Hill to advocate for neuroscience! Whether it's reaching out to your representatives or engaging locally there are many ways to make your voice heard. Contact your members of Congress on FY27 neuroscience priorities: vist.ly/4vcyk

Test your knowledge about basic neuroscience anatomy. #BrainAwarenessWeek vist.ly/4v7dy

The most complex organ in the human body is comprised of many parts and systems. Take this 3D Brain quiz to see how many regions of the brain you’re familiar with. #BrainAwarenessWeek vist.ly/4vbim

@GovWesMoore and @MayorBowser have officially declared this week #BrainAwarenessWeek! Started as an initiative by @dana_fdn in 1996, Brain Awareness Week is celebrated to bring public awareness to the importance of #neuroscience & research. Learn more: vist.ly/4vcaj

Advancing neuroscience and curing disease are not partisan goals, they're shared ones. #SfNHillDay is a chance for #NeuroAdvocates to bring their passion to Congress, turning scientific discovery into conversations with the people who shape policies that affect our lives.

#SfNHillDay is off to a great start! SfN Members and #NeuroAdvocates spent the day meeting with members of Congress and their staff, advocating for protecting NIH-funded research and scientists' ability to conduct their vital work, increased funding in FY 2027. #NeuroTwitter

Why does federal funding for neuroscience matter? David Beversdorf, MD, explains why. Register for @SfNtweets' webinar with @AANmember to learn the basics of federal funding and how you can support research. 📆+🕓: Monday, March 30, 1-2 p.m. EDT 🔗: vist.ly/4v8md

Celebrating the brain means protecting the science behind it. #SfNHillDay kicks off today as ECPAs along with other SfN Members and #NeuroAdvocates meet with members of Congress & their staff to advocate for the funding & policies that keep research moving forward. #BrainWeek

Tomorrow is the day! Learn how reviewing can help expand your knowledge as a scientist while also advancing rigorous science in tomorrow’s webinar. Register now: vist.ly/4v3p7 #NeuroTwitter #SciTwitter #AcademicTwitter