News
Continue to Urge U.S. Congress to Support Bold Science Funding
SfN applauds the House Appropriations Committee for providing $3.9 billion for NIH and $3 billion for NSF in its economic recovery proposal and continues to focus on $10 billion for NIH. SfN is 50 percent of the way to its advocacy participation goal!
Congress still needs to hear from thousands of scientists that NIH research can strengthen the national economy now while benefiting our nation’s long-term health and competitiveness. If you already have contacted your legislators, thank you and urge a friend to do it! If you have not, please use the online SfN Legislative Action Center to send an e-mail to your legislators urging support for a bold investment in science. Get additional resources on the economic benefits of research.
SfN Applauds Call for Bold Science Funding in Economic Recovery Package
As the economic recovery package continues to unfold, SfN President Tom Carew applauds advocacy partner Research!America in a Jan. 9 statement for its bold and visionary recommendation for funding science (PDF). The statement urges Congress to provide $8.6 billion for the National Institutes of Health and $1.4 billion for the National Science Foundation in the economic recovery bill currently being drafted in Washington. SfN’s new fact sheet (PDF) details the economic benefits of investing in biomedical research, including job creation and stimulating local economies.
Nominations for Officers, Committee Members Are Open
The SfN Nominating Committee encourages Regular members to submit nominations for President-Elect and Treasurer-Elect. Nominations help broaden the base from which we choose candidates for the ballot and enable better representation of various SfN constituencies. The Committee on Committees is also accepting 2009 committee replacement nominations. View a list of committees, charters, and current rosters. All nominations are due Feb. 6.
View Winter 2009 Neuroscience Quarterly Online
Get an inside look into neuroscience training programs; learn about freely available educational tools; read an interview with FENS President Helmut Kettenmann; and see Neuroscience 2008 highlights. These stories and more are available in the Winter 2009 issue of Neuroscience Quarterly.
Hormone Important in Recognizing Familiar Faces
Oxytocin, a hormone involved in child-birth and breast-feeding, helps people recognize familiar faces, according to new research in the Jan. 7 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Study participants who had one dose of an oxytocin nasal spray showed improved recognition memory for faces, but not for inanimate objects. View press release.
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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, January 9 issue
Neuroscience Quarterly - SfN's member newsletter, Winter 2009 issue
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