News

SfN Consolidates with ANDP, Launches New Higher Education and Training Strategy 
The Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs (ANDP) has consolidated with and become a part of SfN, effective July 1, 2009. As part of SfN's enhanced higher education and training strategy, ANDP programs and services will continue under a new SfN committee and with a new category of SfN membership. Learn more.

Imaging Study Shows Decrease in Empathic Responses to Outsiders 
An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that perceiving others in pain activates a part of the brain associated with empathy and emotion more if the observer and the observed are the same race. The findings may show that unconscious prejudices against outside groups exist at a basic level. View press release.

Swartz Prize Nomination Deadline Extended to July 30 
Nominate a colleague for the Swartz Prize, which recognizes contributions and advances in theoretical and computational neuroscience.

Sign Up Now to Be a Mentor!
Share your experience, knowledge, and expertise with aspiring neuroscientists. Mentoring is an important aspect of career development for mentees and a rewarding experience for mentors. The mentoring program is currently centered around an event at the annual meeting. The few short hours you spend together at the annual meeting can shape a young scientist’s career. Be part of the future of neuroscience! Learn more and sign up to mentor.

Professional Development: SfN Evolves to Better Serve Members
In response to expressed member needs, SfN professional development programming and governance structures are evolving to better serve the Society’s growing and increasingly diverse membership. A new Professional Development Committee, with a new charter, will implement an expanded strategy to provide professional development opportunities for neuroscientists through all career stages. The new committee embraces the missions, activities, and members of the Committee on Women in Neuroscience and Committee on Diversity in Neuroscience while addressing a broader mandate. Learn more.

Get a Sneak Peak Online — Neuroscience 2009 Preliminary Program Now Available
Browse the Neuroscience 2009 Preliminary Program and learn about the cutting-edge lectures, symposia, workshops, professional development opportunities, and resources that Neuroscience 2009 has to offer in Chicago, October 17-21. Members who renewed their membership before Dec. 31, 2008, may register on Bonus Day, July 13. Advance member registration opens July 14 and advance nonmember registration opens July 21.

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Publications

Annual Report - SfN's FY2008 report

Brain Briefings - A newsletter exploring clinical applications of neuroscience

Brain Facts - A primer on the brain and nervous system. Download the new edition!

Brain Research Success Stories - A series describing neuroscience advances and the impact of federal funding

Neuroscience Nexus - SfN's biweekly e-newsletter, June 26 issue

Neuroscience Quarterly - SfN's member newsletter, Spring 2009 issue

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