Society for Neuroscience

Society for Neuroscience
AbbreviationSfN
Founded1969
TypeLearned society
FocusAdvancing the Understanding of the Brain and Nervous System
Location
  • 1121 14th Street, NW Suite 1010
    Washington, DC 20005
MembersNearly 37,000 (2017)
Key people
Gina G. Turrigiano, President ('21-'22)
Websitewww.sfn.org

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a professional society, headquartered in Washington, D.C., for basic scientists and physicians around the world whose research is focused on the study of the brain and nervous system. It is especially well known for its annual meeting, consistently one of the largest scientific conferences in the world.

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