Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of October 27, 2017

SfN Committee on Animals in Research Chair Mar Sanchez writes in Inside Higher Ed about the important role institutions play in supporting animal research scientists.

Higher quality sleep patterns are associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in fear learning, according to a study of young adults published in JNeurosci. 

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

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Cellular-level changes to a part of the brain's reward system induced by chronic exposure to the psychoactive component of marijuana may contribute to the drug's pleasurable and potentially addictive qualities, suggests a study in young mice published in JNeurosci.

Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of October 13, 2017.

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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.