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Symposia and minisymposia at #SfN26 offer a closer look at focused, timely research from across the field.
Browse the 2026 Neuroscience Meeting Planner and add your favorites to your itinerary.
Symps: vist.ly/5pppr
Minis: vist.ly/5pppp
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This Week in the Journal #JNeurosci | Exploring α-Synuclein's Natural Function; How the Brain Perceives Self-Motion under Sensory Conflict
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Interact with candidates more personally and experience the value of in-person candidate assessments at #SfN26.
Find out how you can take advantage:
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The #SfN26 mobile app is here, with two new ways to connect!
Search abstracts, build your itinerary, and try Peer Finder and Smart Matches to find colleagues who share your interests and schedule.
Learn more & download the app: vist.ly/5pd56
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You don't have to build your #SfN26 schedule from a blank page.
The SfN Program Committee has organized scientific sessions into curated itineraries by topical track.
Find a track that fits your interests.
Explore curated itineraries today.
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What does it mean to conduct neuroscience beyond the field’s traditional centers of influence?
Explore the challenges, perspectives, and possibilities of doing science from the scientific periphery in a new Neuronline article: vist.ly/5n8x5
The public comment period for NIH's proposed changes to peer review closed Tuesday, October 13.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit comments and make their voices heard on this important issue.
Read SfN's submitted comments here:
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Join SfN and Elsevier for this webinar of publishing!
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Join SfN and Elsevier to learn strategies on how building a more balanced evidence base during early research can dissolve citation bias.
Register now: vist.ly/5mqqn
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The history of neuroscience lives beyond textbooks.
Community Leader Valéria Marques Figueira Muoio, MD, PhD, shares five places where you can encounter the objects and discoveries that shaped modern neuroscience.
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This Week in the Journal #JNeurosci | Comparing Brain Network Organization in Parent-Child Pairs; How Does the Neural Grid Code Influence Behavioral Flexibility?
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A federal court has temporarily blocked the DHS rule ending “duration of status” for international students.
SfN is concerned it would disrupt scientific training and weaken U.S. efforts to attract and retain top researchers.
Read our statement: vist.ly/5n4ab
Listen to Think Alike podcast with Dr. Vernon A. Ruffin & Kyla Wright.
They discuss what makes strong mentor-mentee relationships—early research, resilience & opportunity shaping STEM paths.
Listen now. 🔗 vist.ly/5m285
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Looking for the research that matters most to you?
Every abstract scheduled for presentation at #SfN26 is searchable in the 2026 Neuroscience Meeting Planner.
Search by topic, author, or keyword, & add what you find straight to your itinerary.
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The NIH's new proposed changes to peer review reporting could weaken scientific judgment in funding decisions and limit transparency for applicants.
Make your voice heard!
Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates and submit a public comment by October 13.
🔗 vist.ly/5mpu3
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How does a rural upbringing shape a career in neuroscience? Neuronline Community Leader Meredith Shand shares her journey from rural roots to a passion for brain science and community engagement. Read her story on Neuronline: vist.ly/5jmfk
Submitting a public comment is one of the most direct ways to engage with federal policymaking.
Not sure where to start?
Read through SfN's submitted comments, then share your own perspective.
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The NIH has proposed changes to how peer review outcomes are reported that could weaken the role of scientific judgment in funding decisions & limit transparency for applicants.
Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in speaking up. Submit a comment by October 13.
vist.ly/5g5ej
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This Week in The Journal #JNeurosci | How Inhibitory Medulla Neurons Regulate Breathing; How Astrocytic Tau Pathology Leads to Parkinsonism
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Register now for this professional development webinar!
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Ready to explore connectomics? Learn how to bring cutting-edge resources like fly, mouse, and human brain datasets into your teaching and research.
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Congratulations to SfN members Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel on being awarded the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine.
Learn more about their work. 🔗 vist.ly/5m4wh
📸: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
