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
Members
Nearly 37,000 (2017)
Key people
Gina G. Turrigiano, President ('21-'22)[1]
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.[2] It is especially well known for its annual meeting, consistently one of the largest scientific conferences in the world.

  1. ^ "SfN Presidents". www.sfn.org.
  2. ^ "Mission and Strategic Plan". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved June 4, 2014.