Zika virus rapidly emerged from obscurity to a scourge that dominates the news. Researchers are making progress as new discoveries provide insights into how Zika attacks the brain and how scientists may combat it. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2016, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Environmental enrichment, sensory stimulation, and sensory deprivation all shape the connections and organization in the brain, in addition to affecting behavior, as shown by new research presented at Neuroscience 2016, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

In all animals, neural mechanisms underpin emotion and social interactions. Understanding how these mechanisms influence social behavior may provide new treatment strategies for autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders, according to research presented today at Neuroscience 2016, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Check out these newsworthy symposia featured in the November 9, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. The symposia will be presented during Neuroscience 2016, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. Media interested in obtaining the full text of the studies should contact media@sfn.org. Media can register for Neuroscience 2016 here to access embargoed news releases and live webcasts of nine press conferences during the meeting.  

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Read advocacy news from the week of November 4, 2016.

Check out these newsworthy studies from the November 2, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. Media interested in obtaining the full text of the studies should contact media@sfn.org. 

Read advocacy news from the week of October 28, 2016.

Check out these newsworthy studies from the October 26, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. Media interested in obtaining the full text of the studies should contact media@sfn.org. 

Neuroscience 2016 will feature new research on hot topics such as the neuroscience of emotion and social behavior, how sensory experience guides brain development, the Zika virus, and the potential therapeutic benefits of marijuana.