Can you spot any trends? Any predictions on what the distribution for #SANS2026 will look like? Join us in San Diego to find out!
Popularity of brain regions and networks in every available SANS (@sansmeeting.bsky.social ) program over the years. Now, animated!
Looking forward to seeing everyone next week in La Jolla for #SANS2026.
Hope everyone is getting excited for #SANS2026 next week! 🧠
Quick reminder that you can still sign up for the NIH Roundtable over lunch at the main conference. Open to all attendees.
First 100 signups get complimentary lunch! 🍱
More info here: t.e2ma.net/click/b2zckk...
Exploring #SANS2026 sub-themes:
As the body ages, neurological function does too. Neuroscientific exploration of ageing and dementia disorders in African contexts are welcome at SANS Conference 2026.
See all the abstract submission themes here: saneurosoc.co.za/sans-symposi...
#SANS2026 #IBRO
Exploring #SANS2026 sub-themes:
As we move through life, the nervous system continues to be altered – endogenously and exogenously – as an interplay of neurogenesis and neurodegeneration.
See all the abstract submission themes here: saneurosoc.co.za/sans-symposi...
#SANS2026 #IBRO
Exploring #SANS2026 sub-themes:
Our genomic and genetic composition scribes what is set, what is possible, and what is changing within the brain and body over a lifetime.
See all the abstract submission themes here: saneurosoc.co.za/sans-symposi...
Register: saneurosoc.co.za/sans-symposi...
Abstract submission conference poster for the Southern African Neuroscience Society: Where: Cape Marriot Hotel, Crystal Towers, Century City, Cape Town When: 17 to 19 September 2026 Theme explored: Circuits, cognition and behaviour
Exploring #SANS2026 sub-themes:
How living things process information, integrate this with experience, and engage with their environments in response relies heavily on circuits, cognition, and behaviour.
See all the abstract submission themes here: saneurosoc.co.za/sans-symposi...
#Neuro #IBRO
We are offering travel grants to a handful of postgraduate students (Masters, Doctoral or Postdoctoral) in neurosciences from an institution in one of the SADC-region countries. Travel grant applications close in six weeks!
Apply for the travel grant here: forms.gle/UpGUasip2XjT...
#SANS2026 #IBRO
Learn more about the inaugural class of SANS Fellows and #SANS2026 Award Winners at socialaffectiveneuro.org/awards/
Join us at #SANS2026 this April in San Diego to celebrate them in person!
Register now for the trainee focused (pre-grad → postdoc) #SANS2026 Pre-Conference Workshop: Building a Thriving Research Career!
NIH staff from OBSSR, NICHD, NIA & NINDS will be there to talk about funding opportunities, career development programs, and to answer YOUR questions directly.
Ever wonder how much your fMRI preprocessing choices shape your results? 🤔
Register now for the #SANS2026 pre-conference workshop: Navigating the fMRI Multiverse
Learn best practices in fMRI preprocessing and explore how analytic variability affects reproducibility through multiverse analyses
Congratulations to #SANS2026 Distinguished Scholar Award winner John O'Doherty! Come see his address "Neural computations underpinning the construction of value in the human brain" in San Diego this April!
Congratulations to the SANS Early-Career Award Winner Elisa Back (@elisabaek.bsky.social) and Mid-Career Award Winner Shuo Wang!
Celebrate their achievement with us at #SANS2026 in San Diego!
You can now start submitting abstracts for posters and talks at #SANS2026! The submission portal will be open until 11:59pm PT, January 12, 2026. See here for more information: socialaffectiveneuro.org/abstract-sub...
Today is the last day to submit symposia for #SANS2026! Get yours in by 11:59pm PT! socialaffectiveneuro.org/symposia-gui...
2 more days to submit a symposia for #SANS2026! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s program!
Make your Submissions using the online submission portal and submitted before our deadline of 23:59 (Pacific Time) on Monday, November 17, 2025.
Submit here: t.e2ma.net/click/nj1i7j...
Registration now open - get early bird rates by March 9. Conference April 15-18 in San Diego, CA.
Early bird registration for #SANS2026 is now open! Register between now and March 9 for this discounted rate. socialaffectiveneuro.org/registration/
Dr. Elizabeth Phelps
We're excited to announce that the #SANS2026 Keynote address will be given by Dr. Elizabeth Phelps of Harvard! (brain.harvard.edu?people=eliza...). She will deliver a talk titled "The Human Amygdala, Threat, and Anxiety: Translational Progress and Challenges"
We're excited to announce that the #SANS2026 Presidential Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Steve Chang of Yale! (medicine.yale.edu/profile/stev...). He will deliver an address titled "Diverse Social Strategies and Neural Mechanisms underlying Mutual Cooperation"
Symposium submissions are now open for #SANS2026 in San Diego! The deadline for these submissions is November 17th at 23:59 Pacific. Check out the submission guidelines here: socialaffectiveneuro.org/symposia-gui...
Had an incredible time at #SANS2025! The research was outstanding, and the community’s passion for scientific progress made it even more inspiring. Can't wait for #SANS2026 in San Diego
Already looking forward to next year #SANS2026
Come to sunny San Diego, April 14-20, 2026, for #SANS2026!
Another year of live coverage of @sansmeeting.bsky.social done! It's intense - wouldn't do it for any other conference - but the quality of the content makes it more than worthwhile, & @ycleong.bsky.social is a great partner! Safe travels home all - hope to see you in sunny San Diego for #SANS2026!