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    Sep 06, 2018
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    SfN to Host Virtual Conference on Next Generation Optogenetics September 20

    The virtual conference will explore the power and applications of optogenetics and draw together leading researchers in the field to examine how this technology is revolutionizing neuroscience.

  • Improving experimental design and statistical analyses alone will not solve the reproducibility crisis in science, argues Ray Dingledine in a societal impact article published in eNeuro. Repeating classic behavioral economics experiments with graduate- to senior-level researchers, the author finds scientists of all career stages are subject to the same biases as undergraduates when interpreting data.
    Sep 05, 2018
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    Jumping to Scientific Conclusions Challenges Biomedical Research
    Scientists are subject to same biases as undergraduates when interpreting data, finds a survey of graduate- to senior-level researchers.
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    Sep 04, 2018
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    BrainFacts.org Welcomes New Editor-in-Chief Richard Wingate
    Richard Wingate, DPhil, is a principal investigator at the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Reader and head of anatomy at King’s College London
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    Aug 27, 2018
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    Create a Video for SfN's Brain Awareness Video Contest
    You could win $1,000 and a trip to Neuroscience 2017 in Washington, DC. Learn more »
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    Aug 27, 2018
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    Now Is the Time to Join SfN
    It has never been a better time to be an SfN member and here's why »
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    Aug 18, 2018
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    SfN Reaffirms Need for Scientists to Cross Borders, Share Valuable Research
    SfN President Richard Huganir reaffirms the Society’s support for free exchange of information, diversity, and global collaboration in science.
  • Aug 14, 2018
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    U.S. Health Officials Eliminate Special Regulations for Gene Therapy Experiments
    Week of Aug. 13, 2018: Read the Latest Advocacy and Science News
  • Aug 13, 2018
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    Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain

    Study suggests talking with children from early age could promote language skills regardless of socioeconomic status.

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    Aug 04, 2018
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    FENS-SfN Joint Statement on the Treatment of Professor Nikos Logothetis and His Colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
    The Max Planck Society (MPS) has posted a response to the recent FENS-SfN Statement on the treatment of Professor Nikos Logothetis and his colleagues.
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