Advances in brain stimulation are transforming how neuroscientists study the brain and guiding novel approaches to the treatment of disease. New strategies revealed today offer safer, targeted means by which to study brain function, improve memory, and treat neurological and psychiatric disorders. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2017, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Playing contact sports can injure the brain even if head impacts don’t result in concussions, according to new research presented today at Neuroscience 2017, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. The studies also suggest that relatively simple changes in equipment and athlete education could improve safety.

Xiao-Jing Wang, global professor of neural science and co-director of the Swartz Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at New York University, will be honored with the Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. Supported by The Swartz Foundation, the $25,000 prize is presented to an individual who has made a cumulative contribution to theoretical models or computational methods in neuroscience or who has recently and significantly advanced the field. The award will be presented at Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Award for Education in Neuroscience to Ronald L. Calabrese, PhD, senior associate dean for research at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, and Randy J. Nelson, PhD, chair of the Department of Neuroscience and co-director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at The Ohio State University. The award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to neuroscience education and training and will be jointly presented at Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) awarded a record number of Trainee Professional Development Awards this year thanks to increased funding from SfN Council and other generous donors, allowing more than 200 deserving young scientists to present their research and collaborate with leading neuroscientists from around the world at Neuroscience 2017.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Julius Axelrod Prize to Moses V. Chao, PhD, of New York University. The $25,000 prize, supported by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, honors distinguished achievements in neuropharmacology or a related area. The award will be presented during Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor the winners of this year’s science education and outreach awards, Paula L. Croxson, Ido Davidesco, and Kristofer K. Rau, at Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. The awards comprise the Science Educator Award and the Next Generation Award, both of which acknowledge efforts to grow public knowledge and awareness of neuroscience.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience to David Herzfeld, PhD, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Award to Helen S. Bateup, PhD, of the University of California, Berkeley, and Peter H. Rudebeck, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has named Karen D. Ersche of the University of Cambridge and Garret Stuber of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as co-recipients of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award. Supported by the Waletzky Award Prize Fund and the Waletzky Family, this $25,000 award recognizes young scientists who have conducted or plan to conduct independent research leading to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction. The award will be presented at Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.