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Featured Findings From Neuroscience 2021

  • Published22 Nov 2021
  • Author Cyrenna Cooper
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

From November 8–11, the Society for Neuroscience virtually held its 2021 annual meeting: one of the largest meetings in the world dedicated to scientists sharing their latest neuroscience research. The 50th anniversary meeting showcased a range of new brain research, providing insights on how COVID-19 may attack the brain and nervous system, how certain neurons may be responsible for making touch feel pleasant, and more.

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Cyrenna Cooper is the Web Communications Specialist for BrainFacts.org. She graduated from George Mason University in 2017 with a degree in Communications.

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