Roundup

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.

Explore BrainFacts.org’s coverage of this premier neuroscience event:

istock.com/librededroit

About the Author

Photo of Cyrenna Cooper

Cyrenna Cooper

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

CONTENT PROVIDED BY

BrainFacts/SfN

Related Topics Neuroscience in the News The Arts & the Brain Neuroscience in Society COVID-19 Diseases & Disorders Touch Emotions, Stress & Anxiety Thinking, Sensing & Behaving Brain Anatomy & Function Cells & Circuits

Also In Neuroscience in the News

Two skulls pointed toward each other on black background
ICYMI: Researchers Find How Modern Humans Grow More Neurons than Neanderthals
Man sitting at desk with hand on his head
ICYMI: Glutamate Buildup in Prefrontal Cortex May Indicate Mental Fatigue
Illustration of brain in black and white
ICYMI: Causal Links Strengthen Between Repeated Head Injuries and CTE
Blue and red silhouette facing each other
ICYMI: Our Brains May Be Hotter Than We Thought
Image of neurons
ICYMI: One Distinct Neuron Population Dwindles in Parkinson’s Disease
Woman with face on pillow staring
ICYMI: Mental Health Crisis is a Growing Public Health Issue for U.S. Teens

Trending

Popular articles on BrainFacts.org

  1. https://brainfacts-uat.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Diseases-and-Disorders/Addiction/Article-Images/Scientific-Default-Orexin.jpg
    Aging: Changes in Intellectual Capacity
  2. https://brainfacts-uat.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Thinking-Sensing-and-Behaving/Emotions-Stress-and-Anxiety/Article-Images/Scientific-Default-Mouse-Hands.jpg
    Aging in Different Ways
  3. https://brainfacts-uat.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Brain-Anatomy-and-Function/Cells-and-Circuits/Article-Images/Scientific-Default-van-Gogh-Brain.jpg
    What We Know — and Don’t Know — About Aging
  4. https://brainfacts-uat.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Icons-3,-d-,0/Blog_Icon.png
    The Rabbit in the Hat
  5. https://brainfacts-uat.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Brain-Anatomy-and-Function/Anatomy/Article-Images/The-Dana-Foundation.jpg
    What is 'Healthy' Cognitive Aging?

Core Concepts

A beginner's guide to the brain and nervous system.

Explore

Neuroscience in the News

Check out the latest news from the field.

Read More

Research & Discoveries

See how discoveries in the lab have improved human health.

Read More

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

Some pages on this website provide links that require Adobe Reader to view.

Copyright © Society for Neuroscience