Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of October 20, 2017

A neuroimaging study of two monkeys published in JNeurosci identifies a brain network that tracks the location of an object approaching the face and anticipates its potential consequences upon making contact with the body.

Neurons that enable honeybees to sense the waggle dance are investigated in new research published in JNeurosci.

A genetic variant associated with multiple psychiatric disorders drives changes in a brain network that may increase an individual’s risk of developing bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, finds a study published in JNeurosci.

Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of September 29, 2017.

Sleep deprivation may disrupt the brain's ability to integrate information over time, potentially contributing to the decline in cognitive performance observed during extended time awake, suggests a study in rats published in JNeurosci.

A neuroimaging study published in JNeurosci reveals the neural network responsible for attributing the sense of touch to a location in space develops and operates differently in individuals blind from birth compared to sighted individuals.

Mice exposed to scents of mint or fresh cut grass before and shortly after birth show increased responses in a specific population of odor-processing neurons to a variety of odors, according to new research published in eNeuro.

Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of September 22, 2017.

SfN members joined fellow research advocates last week to promote the vital importance of robust, sustained, and predictable funding increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).