Updated January 2026
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.
Editor-in-Chief
Christophe Bernard
INSERM
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Mihaela Iordanova
Concordia University
Advisory Board
Robert Calin-Jageman
Statistics Editor
Dominican University
Mark Laubach
American University
Sacha Nelson
Brandeis University
Jeanne Nerbonne
Washington University Medical School
Lorna Role
NINDS
Daniela Schiller
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Yavin Shaham
NIDA-IRP/NIH
Reviewing Editors
| Reviewing Editor | Institution | Topics | Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
Mikko Airavaara |
University of Helsinki | Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability | Parkinson’s Disease |
Maithe Arruda-Carvalho |
University of Toronto | Development; Neuronal Excitability; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods | Development of Motor, Sensory, and Limbic Systems; Adolescent Development; Synaptic Plasticity; Stress and the Brain; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques |
Rosemary Bagot |
McGill University | Neuronal Excitability; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods | Synaptic Transmission; Synaptic Plasticity; Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral State Disorders; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Basal Ganglia; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Stress and the Brain; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Physiological Methods; Bioinformatics; Data Analysis and Statistics |
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 |
Christian Bénar |
INSERM/ Aix-Marseille University, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes | Disorders of the Nervous System; Novel Tools and Methods | Epilepsy; Data Analysis and Statistics |
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 |
Charlotte Cornil |
University of Liège | Sensory and Motor Systems, Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods | Comparative Anatomy and Evolution; Neuroendocrine Processes, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Neuroethology; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Physiological Methods |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 McDannald |
Boston College | Cognition and Behavior | Animal Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Neuroethology |
Rishikesh Narayanan |
Indian Institute of Science | Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness | Postnatal Neurogenesis; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Ligand-Gated Ion Channels; G-Protein Linked Receptors; Ion Channels; Neurotransmitter Release; Synaptic Transmission; Synaptic Plasticity; Network Interactions; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Glial Mechanisms; Vertebrate and Invertebrate Rhythmic Motor Patterns; Stress and the Brain; Biological Rhythms and Sleep; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Physiological Methods; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics; History of Neuroscience; Teaching Neuroscience |
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 |
Adrien Peyrache |
McGill University | Neuronal Excitability, Disorders of the Nervous System, Sensory and Motor Systems, Integrative Systems, Cognition and Behavior, Novel Tools and Methods | Network Interactions, Developmental Disorders, Epilepsy; Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral State Disorders; Multisensory, Vision, Vestibula, Brain-Machine Interface; Biological Rhythms and Sleep; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Physiological Methods; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Greg Silasi |
University of Ottawa | Disorders of the Nervous System, Sensory and Motor Systems, Novel Tools and Methods | Ischemia; Neurotoxicity, Inflammation, and Neuroprotection; Perinatal Brain Injury, Stroke Recovery, Tactile/Somatosensory, Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity; Kinematics and EMG; Basal Ganglia, Voluntary Movements; Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques |
Harald Sontheimer |
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 |
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 |