Society for Neuroscience
| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Neuroscience |
| Location |
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Members | Nearly 40,000 (2014) |
Key people | Hollis Cline, President |
| Website | www |
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a professional society, headquartered in Washington, DC, for basic scientists and physicians around the world whose research is focused on the study of the brain and nervous system.[1]
History
SfN was founded in 1969 by Ralph W. Gerard and, at nearly 40,000 members, has grown to be the largest neuroscience society in the world.[1] The stated mission of the society is to:
- Advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system.
- Provide professional development activities, information, and educational resources.
- Promote public information and general education about science and neuroscience.
- Inform legislators and other policy makers about the implications of research for public policy, societal benefit, and continued scientific progress.[1]
The Society publishes a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal—The Journal of Neuroscience—which covers all subdisciplines of the field.
Annual meeting
The Society holds an annual meeting that is attended by scientists and physicians from all around the world. The first annual meeting of the society was held in Washington, DC in 1971, and it was attended by 1,396 scientists. Subsequent meetings have been held annually in a variety of cities throughout the US, with the exception of the 1988 meeting, which was held in Canada. Attendance has increased to approximately 30,000 attendees, with 29,033 people attending the 2015 meeting in Chicago.[2]
Presidents
The following persons have been President of the Society:[3]
- Ralph W. Gerard (Honorary president)
- Edward R. Perl (1969–1970)
- Vernon Mountcastle (1970–1971)
- Neal E. Miller (1971–1972)
- Walle Nauta (1972–1973)
- Theodore Holmes Bullock (1973–1974)
- Edward Evarts (1974–1975)
- Robert W. Doty (1975–1976)
- Floyd E. Bloom (1976–1977)
- W. Maxwell Cowan (1977–1978)
- Torsten Wiesel (1978–1979)
- Solomon H. Snyder (1979–1980)
- Eric Kandel (1980–1981)
- David H. Cohen (1981–1982)
- Dominic P. Purpura (1982–1983)
- Gerald D. Fischbach (1983–1984)
- William D. Willis Jr. (1984–1985)
- Bernice Grafstein (1985–1986)
- Mortimer Mishkin (1986–1987)
- Albert Aguayo (1987–1988)
- David H. Hubel (1988–1989)
- Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1989–1990)
- Robert H. Wurtz (1990–1991)
- Joseph T. Coyle (1991–1992)
- Ira B. Black (1992–1993)
- Larry R. Squire (1993–1994)
- Carla J Shatz (1994–1995)
- Pasko Rakic (1995–1996)
- Bruce McEwen (1996–1997)
- Lorne Mendell (1997–1998)
- Edward G. Jones (1998–1999)
- Dennis Choi (1999–2000)
- Donald L. Price (2000–2001)
- Fred Gage (2001–2002)
- Huda Akil (2002–2003)
- Anne B. Young (2003–2004)
- Carol A. Barnes (2004–2005)
- Stephen F. Heinemann (2005–2006)
- David C. Van Essen (2006–2007)
- Eve Marder (2007–2008)
- Thomas J. Carew (2008–2009)
- Mickey Goldberg (2009–2010)
- Susan Amara (2010–2011)
- Moses Chao (2011–2012)
- Larry W. Swanson (2012–2013)
- Carol A. Mason (2013–2014)
- Steven Hyman (2014–2015)
- Hollis Cline (2015–present)
References
- ^ a b c "Mission and Strategic Plan". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Meeting Attendance Statistics". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "SfN Presidents". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved December 14, 2015.