Editorial Board

Updated December 2024

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Editor-in-Chief

Publishing decisions are made by respected, working scientists spanning neuroscience disciplines, and because the Society for Neuroscience is a nonprofit organization, all decisions are based on scientific factors rather than commercial.

Advisory Board

Reviewing Editors

Reviewing Editor	Institution	Topics	Expertise
Mikko Airavaara	University of Helsinki	Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability	Parkinson’s Disease
Julie Bakker	Liège University	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Adolescent Development; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Chemical Senses; Developmental Disorders; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques
Selva Baltan	Oregon Health and Science University	Neuronal Excitability; Disorders of the Nervous System; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Novel Tools and Methods; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness	Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Ligand-Gated Ion Channels; Transporters; Neurotransmitter Release; Synaptic Transmission; Synaptic Plasticity; Network Interactions; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Glial Mechanisms; Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias; Aging; Ischemia; Demyelinating Disorders; Trauma; Perinatal Brain Injury; Stroke Recovery; Vision; Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Teaching Neuroscience; Public Awareness of Neuroscience
Frederike Beyer	Queen Mary University of London	Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior	Voluntary Movements; Stress and the Brain; Human Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion
Laura Bradfield	University of Technology Sydney	Cognition and Behavior; Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods	Animal Cognition and Behavior; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Motivation and Emotion; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Physiological Methods; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques
Niko Busch	University of Münster	Cognition and Behavior; Sensory and Motor Systems	Eye Movements; Human Cognition and Behavior; Multisensory; Vision; Visual Sensory-motor Processing
Katrina Choe	McMaster University	Neuronal Excitability, Disorders of the Nervous System, Integrative Systems, Cognition and Behavior, Novel Tools and Methods	Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules, Ligand-Gated Ion Channels, Ion Channels, Synaptic Transmission, Network Interactions, Glial Mechanisms, Developmental Disorders, Neuroendocrine Processes, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Thirst and Water Balance; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Physiological Methods
Lindsay De Biase	University of California Los Angeles	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Aging; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Glial Mechanisms; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; Neurotoxicity, Inflammation, and Neuroprotection; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptic Transmission
Benjamin Deneen	Baylor College of Medicine	Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems	Brain Patterning; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; Postnatal Neurogenesis; Stem Cells; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Glial Mechanisms; Developmental Disorders; Demyelinating Disorders; Neuro-Oncology; Perinatal Brain Injury; Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity
Niraj Desai	NINDS	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods	Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Developmental Disorders; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Network Interactions; Physiological Methods; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptic Transmission; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development
Jennifer Dulin	Texas A&M University	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems; Novel Tools and Methods	Stem Cells; Transplantation and Regeneration; Trauma; Pain; Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity; Voluntary Movements; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques
Lynda Erskine	University of Aberdeen	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness; Novel Tools and Methods	Axon and Dendrite Development; Brain Patterning; Developmental Disorders; Development of Motor, Sensory and Limbic Systems; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Teaching of Neuroscience
Christie Fowler	University of California, Irvine	Cognition and Behavior; Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Novel Tools and Methods	Adolescent Development; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Behavioral Pharmacology; Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral State Disorders; Drug Discovery and Development; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Motivation and Emotion; Schizophrenia and Bi-polar Disorder; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques
David Franklin	Technical University of Munich	Sensory and Motor Systems	Multisensory; Visual Sensory-motor Processing; Tactile/Somatosensory; Generation; Kinematics and EMG; Motor Neurons and Muscle; Voluntary Movements
Nathalie Ginovart	University of Geneva	Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods; Diseases of the Nervous System; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness	Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Neurotransmitter Release; Network Interactions; Basal Ganglia; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Schizophrenia & Bi-Polar Disorder; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Behavioral Pharmacology; Teaching Neuroscience
Sam Golden	The University of Washington	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods	Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Behavioral Pharmacology; Stress and the Brain; Food Intake and Energy Balance; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Neuroethology; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation
Matthew Grubb	King’s College London	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Novel Tools and Methods	Postnatal Neurogenesis; Axon and Dendrite Development; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Development of Motor, Sensory and Limbic Systems; Synaptic Transmission; Synaptic Plasticity; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Sensory Disorders; Chemical Senses; Vision; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Physiological Methods
Karl Herrup	University of Pittsburgh	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Novel Tools and Methods	Aging; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; Demyelinating Disorders; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Neuroimmunology; Neurotoxicity, Inflammation, and Neuroprotection; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques
James Howard	Brandeis University	Neuronal Excitability; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods	Synaptic Plasticity; Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias; Aging; Stress and the Brain; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Neuroethology; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology
Timothy Jarome	Virginia Tech	Sensory and Motor Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods	Chemical Senses; Human Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Physiological Methods
Shella Keilholz	Emory University/Georgia Tech	Integrative Systems; Novel Tools and Methods	Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics
Anne Keitel	University of Dundee	Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems	Auditory; Human Cognition and Behavior; Network Interactions
Jibran Khokhar	Western University	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior	Adolescent Development; Neurotoxicity, Inflammation, and Neuroprotection; Schizophrenia & Bi-Polar Disorder; Behavioral Pharmacology; Pain; Biological Rhythms and Sleep; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion
Tod Kippin	University of California, Santa Barbara	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems	Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Behavioral Pharmacology
Arvind Kumar	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm	Disorders of the Nervous System; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Synaptic Transmission; Synaptic Plasticity; Network Interactions; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Parkinson’s Disease; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Multisensory; Vision; Basal Ganglia; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics; History of Neuroscience; Teaching Neuroscience; Public Awareness of Neuroscience
Mark Laubach	American University	Cognition and Behavior; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Animal Cognition and Behavior; Basal Ganglia; Bioinformatics; Brain-Machine Interface; Comparative Anatomy and Evolution; Data Analysis and Statistics; Motivation and Emotion; Physiological Methods; Public Awareness of Neuroscience; Teaching Neuroscience; Voluntary Movements
Ifat Levy	Yale University	Cognition and Behavior; Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems	Adolescent Development; Aging; Basal Ganglia; Human Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Vision
Arianna Maffei	Stony Brook University	Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Chemical Senses; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Network Interactions; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Neurotransmitter Release; Physiological Methods; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptic Transmission; Vision
Michael Michaelides	National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program	Cognition and Behavior; Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Adolescent Development; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Basal Ganglia; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Behavioral Pharmacology; Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Brain-Machine Interface; Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral State Disorders; Drug Discovery and Development; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Food Intake and Energy Balance; G-Protein Linked Receptors; Gene Therapy; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology; Ligand Gated Ion Channels; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Motivation and Emotion; Neuroendocrine Processes; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Physiological Methods; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Stress and the Brain; Transporters; Voluntary Movements
Silvia Pagliardini	University of Alberta	Development; Integrative Systems; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Development of Motor, Sensory and Limbic Systems; Vertebrate and Invertebrate Rhythmic Motor Pattern Generation; Biological Rhythms and Sleep; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Physiological Methods
Eran Perlson	Tel Aviv University	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Axon and Dendrite Development; Development of Motor, Sensory and Limbic Systems; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Motor Neurons and Muscle; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Neurotoxicity, Inflammation, and Neuroprotection; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Transplantation and Regeneration
Jean Christophe Poncer	INSERM/Sorbonne University	Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods	Developmental Disorders; Epilepsy; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Ion Channels; G-Protein Linked Receptors; Ligand Gated Ion Channels; Network Interactions; Neurotransmitter Release; Physiological Methods; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptic Transmission; Transporters
Christine Portfors	Washington State University	Cognition and Behavior; History, Teaching and Public Awareness; Sensory and Motor Systems	Animal Cognition and Behavior; Auditory; Multisensory; Neuroethology; Public Awareness of Neuroscience
Fabienne Poulain	University of South Carolina	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems; Novel Tools and Methods; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness	Brain Patterning; Axon and Dendrite Development; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Development of Motor, Sensory, and Limbic Systems; Developmental Disorders; Sensory Disorders; Vision; Visual Sensory-motor Processing; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; History of Neuroscience
Masha Prager-Khoutorsky	McGill University	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Neuronal Excitability	Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Food Intake and Energy Balance; Glial Mechanisms; Ion Channels; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Neuroendocrine Processes; Neuroimmunology; Thirst and Water Balance
Nicholas Priebe	University of Texas at Austin	Development; Novel Tools and Methods, Sensory and Motor Systems	Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics; Development of Motor, Eye Movements, Sensory, and Limbic Systems; Vision; Visual Sensory-motor Processing
Luke Remage-Healey	University of Massachusetts	Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior	Auditory; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Neuroethology
Viji Santhakumar	University of California, Riverside	Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods	Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Epilepsy; Network Interactions; Neuroimmunology; Physiological Methods; Postnatal Neurogenesis; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptic Transmission; Trauma
Catherine Schevon	Columbia University, Irving Medical Center	Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods	Biological Rhythms and sleep, Physiological Methods, Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Epilepsy; Network Interactions
David Schoppik	New York University - Langone Medical Center	Cognition and Behavior; Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems	Auditory; Cerebellum: Central Physiology; Chemical Senses; Development of Motor, Sensory and Limbic Systems; Developmental Disorders; Eye Movements; Motor Neurons and Muscle; Multisensory; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Neuroethology; Posture and Gait/Locomotion; Sensory Disorders; Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity; Vision; Visual Sensory-motor Processing; Vertebrate and Invertebrate Rhythmic Motor Pattern Generation; Vestibular; Voluntary Movements
Mark Sheffield	The University of Chicago	Neuronal Excitability; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness	Synaptic Plasticity, Network Interactions, Intrinsic Membrane Properties, Animal Cognition and Behavior, Motivation and Emotion, Physiological Methods, Teaching Neuroscience
Deanna Smith	University of South Carolina	Development; Disorders of the Nervous Systems; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems	Axon and Dendrite Development; Developmental Disorders; Epilepsy; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity
Harald Sonthemier	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Neuronal Excitability; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; History Teaching, and Public Awareness	Glial Mechanisms; Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias; Epilepsy; Neuro-Oncology; Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Teaching Neuroscience
Alexander Soutschek	Ludwig Maximilian University Munich	Cognition and Behavior; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems	Aging; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Human Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion
Leandro Vendruscolo	National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH	Cognition and Behavior; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems	Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Behavioral Pharmacology; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Motivation and Emotion; Stress and the Brain
Laura Volpicelli-Daley	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Disorders of the Nervous System	Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias; Parkinson’s Disease; Neurodegenerative Disorders & Movement Disorders
Ayako M. Watabe	Jikei University School of Medicine	Cognition and Behavior; Neuronal Excitability	Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Network Interactions; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptic Transmission
Mei Zhen	Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute	Development; Neuronal Excitability; Disorders of the Nervous System;Sensory and Motor Systems; Novel Tools and Methods	Postnatal Neurogenesis; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Evolution of Developmental Mechanisms; Ion Channels; Synaptic Transmission; Network Interactions; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders; Vertebrate and Invertebrate Rhythmic Motor Patterns; Motor Neurons and Muscle; Posture and Gait/Locomotion; Comparative Anatomy and Evolution; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation
Michaël Zugaro	CIRB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France	Cognition and Behavior; Integrative Systems	Animal Cognition and Behavior; Biological Rhythms and Sleep; Learning and Memory; Spatial Cognition