Updated March 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
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Natasha Rajah |
Toronto Metropolitan University | Disorders of the Nervous System; Cognition and Behavior; Novel Tools and Methods | Brain Wellness; Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias; Aging; Human Cognition and Behavior; Staining, Tracing, and Imaging Techniques; Bioinformatics; Data Analysis and Statistics |
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 |