The fundamental organization of brain networks is established in utero during the second and third trimesters of fetal development, according to research published in JNeurosci. The finding lays the groundwork for understanding how the prenatal period shapes future brain function.

A drug commonly used to treat Type II diabetes abolishes the characteristic signs of nicotine withdrawal in rats and mice, according to new research published in JNeurosci. The finding may offer an important new strategy in the battle to quit smoking.

Tau can quickly spread between neurons but is not immediately harmful, according to research in mouse neurons published in JNeurosci. Intervening during the initial accumulation of tau could potentially halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) announced the 15 neuroscience trainees in the inaugural class of the Leadership Development Program (LDP). This two-year pilot program, supported in part by the Dana Foundation, will offer professional development training for exceptional trainees and future leaders in the field of brain science.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present its highest honor, the Ralph W.Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, to Michael Greenberg, PhD, and Catherine Dulac, PhD.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) and the Grass Foundation have established two endowments to ensure long-term support for the Albert and Ellen Grass Lecture and the Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Sorbonne Université in Paris. The Nemko Prize recognizes a young neuroscientist for his or her PhD thesis that advances the understanding of molecular, genetic or cellular mechanisms underlying higher brain function and cognition.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Jacob P. Waletzky Award to Thomas Kash, PhD, at Neuroscience 2019. The award, supported by the Waletzky Award Prize Fund and the Waletzky Family, is given to a young scientist whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction.

John Rinzel, PhD, will receive the 2019 Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. The prize, supported by the Swartz Foundation, honors an individual whose work has produced a significant cumulative contribution to theoretical models or computational methods in neuroscience or who has made a particularly noteworthy recent advance to the field.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present Stefano Sandrone, PhD; Cristian Zaelzer-Perez, PhD; Victoria Heimer-McGinn, PhD; and representatives from Project Bridge with this year’s Science Education and Outreach Awards, comprising the Science Educator and the Next Generation Award.