Neuroscience

Could Antidepressants Help Reduce the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)?  New York, February 9, 2012

A groundbreaking study published in Elsevier's Epilepsy & Behavior provides evidence in mouse model that drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs; one category of antidepressants) may reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).  Click here to read more.

The Current Opinion Game: Play & Win an iPad

Elsevier's Current Opinion journals comprise of 12 leading titles in life sciences and adjacent fields, including Current Opinion in Neurobiology.  Solve all 12 Current Opinion puzzles for your chance to win an iPad

New Brain Research Editor-in-Chief

Brain Research Elsevier is pleased to announce that Dr. Irwin B.Levitan has accepted the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Brain Research. Upon his appointment, Dr. Levitan commented, "I am excited to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief and I make a commitment to retain the tradition and unique characteristics of Brain Research to ensure the long term success of this great journal."

Elsevier online access helps with research

Society for Neuroscience delegate shares her thoughts on Elsevier, as an information solutions provider. Watch the video here.

New Podcast!

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience: a new journal for a new field

A journal for cognitive, affective and social developmental neuroscience
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Did you know?  The first Articles-in-Press for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience now are now available!
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Neuroscience - Hot Article

Exercise and time-dependent benefits to learning and memory recently published in the journal Neuroscience.

Neuroscience is an International Journal under the editorial direction of IBRO.

 

 

Editor's selection of Autism Spectrum Disorders papers 

Elsevier is delighted to bring you a selection of articles published in Brain Research. This article selection is dedicated to "ASDs", which is the main theme of the Brain Research meeting ...... more

 

 

Help to make missing links
Elsevier wants to foster web tools that 'improve' science by making the oceans of data online more navigable

The Times Higher Education interviews Anita de Waard, principal researcher, disruptive technologies and talks to her about the Elsevier Grand Challenge, the results of the competition and how web tools can improve science.

Elsevier Honored as "The Most Influential Publisher of the Last 100 Years in BioMedicine and the Life Sciences"

Elsevier has been awarded the "The Most Influential Publisher of the Last 100 Years in BioMedicine and the Life Sciences at the 2009 Special Library Association's (SLA) Centennial conference in Washington DC. Twenty journals published by Elsevier, many on behalf of renowned societies, were also selected as the SLA's Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine including Animal Behaviour, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Cell, Current Biology, Developmental Biology, Journal of Human Evolution, Journal of Molecular Biology, The American Journal of Human Genetics and Virology.

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Editorial Changes

Neuropharmacology

Bruno Frenguelli, University of Warwick is the new Editor-in-Chief from January 2011

Neurochemistry International

Dr Michael Robinson, has been promoted from Assistant Editor to Co-Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Physiology - Paris

Dr Daniel Shulz, has been appointed as Assistant Editor and will become the Editor-in-Chief shortly

Epilepsy Webinar Announcement: Listen to The CDC Managing Epilepsy Network (MEW) webinar on 'New Community-based Programs and e-tools for Depression Treatment and Epilepsy Self-management' taking place on Tuesday 16 November 2010 from 2-3pm (EDT). For more information about the webinar and login details follow this link.

20^th Neuropharmacology Conference's free podcast on "GPCR crystal structures and drug discovery"

Moderator 
Rod Hubbard, University of York and Vernalis Ltd, UK

Speakers 
Fiona Marshall, Heptares Therapeutics, UK
Chris Tate, University of Cambridge, UK

Listen to the podcast now >>

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Border Collie Comprehends over 1000 Object Names as Verbal Referents
Research published in Behavioural Processes, that some dogs may understand that our sounds refer to particular objects and not just commands.
 
The impact of testosterone levels on mothers and non-mothers
Hormones and Behaviour, Volume 57, Issues 4-5, Pages 441-447

   
Advances in dystonia 
Neurobiology of Disease, Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 125-210 (May 2011)
Edited by Antonia Pisani

 
 
 

 
   
Recent Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Research 
Brain Research Bulletin, Volume 84, Issues 4-5, Pages 265-358 (10 March 2011)
Edited by Andrew McClellan

 

 

 

 Synaptic Plasticity & Interneurons 
Neuropharmacology , Volume 60, Issue 5, Pages 711-822 (April 2011)
Edited by Dimitri M. Kullman and Karri P. Lamsa

 

 

High Resolution Neuropharmacology
Neuropharmacology, Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 1-200 (January 2011) Edited by Michael Spedding, Jean-Philippe Pin, Roderick Hubbard and Janos Kiss.

 

   
 
 
Imaging Genetics 
NeuroImage, Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 801-1174 (15 November 2010) 
Edited by Lucas Pezawas and Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg

 

 

     
  Alzheimer's Disease 
Neuropharmacology, Volume 59, Issues 4-5, Pages 219-366 (September-October 2010) 
Edited by Mene Pangalos and Andy Randall, for Neuropharmacology.

 

 
 
Non-mammalian models of neuropsychiatric disease
Neurobiology of Disease, Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 1-360 (October 2010)
Edited by Edward Burton and Michael Palladino

 

 
 
 
Beyond Candidate Genes for Schizophrenia 
Brain Research Bulletin, Volume 83, Issues 3-4, Pages 85-188 (30 September 2010) 
Edited by Chang-Gyu Hahn and Steven Siegel

 

 

 

 
Computational Models of the Brain
Neuroimage, Volume 52, Issue 3, Pages 727-1148 (September 2010)
Edited by Michael Breakspear, Viktor Jirsa and Gustavo Deco

 

 

 

Brain Research 
Special Issue Call for Original Papers:
RNA Binding Proteins in Neurological Disease 
Submit your manuscript to: http://ees.elsevier.com/bres/ 
Deadline: 31 October 2011

Anxiety and Depression: 21^st Neuropharmacology Conference
10-11 November 2011, Virginia, USA
Official Satellite to the 2011 Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
Early registration deadline: 16 September 2011
Full program details and registration information available online

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6^th Brain Research Conference
RNA Binding Proteins in Neurological Disease
10-11 November 2011, Washington DC, USA
Official Satellite to the 2011 Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
Early registration deadline: 1 September 2011
Full program details and registration information available online

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14th Vision Research Conference
Retina Ciliopathies: From Genes to Mechanisms and Treatment
4-5 May 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Poster abstract deadline: 3 February 2012
For more information and abstract submission: http://www.visionresearch-conference.elsevier.com