The Society for Neuroscience holds an annual Brain Awareness Video Contest to showcase entertaining and educational neuroscience concepts and activities.

Each essential principle is supported by fundamental concepts comparable to those underlying the U.S. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Consult the Overview Matrix to integrate Neuroscience ...

The Brain Facts Book Access Brain Facts, a primer on the brain and nervous system, published by the Society for Neuroscience. Brain Facts is a valuable resource for secondary school teachers and ...

The brain works best with one job at a time, but daily life calls for multitasking, causing a “bottle neck” in the brain.

A 52-year-old white man visits his physician because he’s experiencing occasional blurry vision, muscle spasms, and increased fatigue. A bit unsteady on his feet, his coordination has been off. He’s ...

Vaping Among Teens Declines The proportion of teens who use e-cigarettes declined for the first time in three years, the CDC reported September 9. They surveyed more than 20,000 teens earlier this ...

Something almost like magic happened when Jennifer Bugos played music for her grandparents. “My grandfather with dementia, who could barely utter a complete sentence, sang all of the words to the ...

This page is a collection of news and resources about the challenges confronting the neuroscience community during this unprecedented time. An online group for SfN members looking to work ...

The Mount Sinai strokes are just one in a barrage of complications reported by doctors that might signal nervous system involvement in COVID-19: loss of smell, dizziness, disorientation, and chronic ...

Everyone experiences cramps. But we know less about their causes than you might expect.

Smelling salts can revive someone who fainted, and some athletes have been spotted taking a whiff during games. How does this centuries-old treatment work?

The body is a fine-tuned machine. Like any machine, it breaks down if the environment becomes too extreme. Our internal systems operate best at 98.5 degrees Fahrenheit (36.9 degrees Celsius). Under ...