Updated September 2023
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

Robert Calin-Jageman, Statistics Editor
Dominican University

Liset Menendez de la Prida
Instituto Cajal CSIC

Sacha Nelson
Brandeis University

Jeanne Nerbonne
Washington University Medical School

Lorna Role
NINDS

Yavin Shaham
NIDA-IRP/NIH
Reviewing Editors
Reviewing Editor | Institution | Topics | Expertise |
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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 |
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 |
Francisca Bronfman![]() |
Universidad Andrés Bello | Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness; Integrative Systems; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods | Aging; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; Axon and Dendrite Development; Brain Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Homeostasis; Brain Wellness; Food Intake and Energy Balance; Ischemia; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Neurotoxicity, Inflammation, and Neuroprotection; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Stroke Recovery; Synaptic Plasticity; Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Teaching of Neuroscience |
Niko Busch![]() |
University of Münster | Cognition and Behavior; Sensory and Motor Systems | Eye Movements; Human Cognition and Behavior; Multisensory; Vision; Visual Sensory-motor Processing |
Christopher S. Colwell![]() |
University of California, Los Angeles | Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Sensory and Motor Systems | Autonomic Regulation; Basal Ganglia; Biological Rhythms and Sleep; Developmental Disorders; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Movement Disorders |
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 |
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 |
Karyn Frick![]() |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Cognition and Behavior; Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems; Novel Tools and Methods | Aging; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; Animal Cognition and Behavior; Behaviorial Neuroendocrinology; Behavioral Pharmacology; Molecular, Biochemical, and Genetic Techniques; Neuroendocrine Processes |
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 |
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 |
Tod Kippin![]() |
University of California, Santa Barbara | Disorders of the Nervous System; Integrative Systems | Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Behavioral Pharmacology |
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 |
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 |
Jonathan Lee![]() |
University of Birmingham | Cognition and Behavior; Disorders of the Nervous System | Animal Cognition and Behavior; Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral State Disorders; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction |
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 |
Christoph Michel![]() |
University of Geneva | Neuronal Excitability; Disorders of the Nervous System; Sensory and Motor Systems; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods; History, Teaching, and Public Awareness | Network Interactions; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; Aging; Developmental Disorders; Epilepsy; Schizophrenia and Bi-polar Disorder; Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral State Disorders; Vision; Visual Sensory-motor Processing; Brain-Machine Interface; Human Cognition and Behavior; Motivation and Emotion; Physiological Methods; Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics; Teaching of 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 |
Isabel Perez-Otaño![]() |
Instituto de Neurociencias | Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability | Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Synaptic Plasticity; Developmental Disorders; Demyelinating Disorders |
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 |
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 |
Nathalie Rouach![]() |
Collège de France | Development; Disorders of the Nervous System; Neuronal Excitability; Novel Tools and Methods; Sensory and Motor Systems | Synaptogenesis and Activity-Dependent Development; Neurotransmitters and Signaling Molecules; Ligand Gated Ion Channels; G-Protein Linked Receptors; Ion Channels; Transporters; Neurotransmitter Release; Synaptic Transmission; Synaptic Plasticity; Network Interactions; Intrinsic Membrane Properties; Glial Mechanisms; Developmental Disorders; Epilepsy; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction; Vision; Physiological Methods |
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 |
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 |
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 |
William Stacey![]() |
University of Michigan | Disorders of the Nervous System; Novel Tools and Methods | Computation, Modeling, and Simulation; Data Analysis and Statistics; Epilepsy |
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 |