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1、BrainFactsAPrimeronthebrAinAndnervoussystemBrainFactsAPRIMERONTHEBRAINANDNERVOUSSYSTEMTHESOCIETYFORNEUROSCIENCETheSocietyforNeuroscienceistheworld’slargestorganizationofscientistsandphysi-ciansdedicatedtounderstandingthebrain,spinalcord,andperipheralnervoussystem.Neuroscientistsinvestigate
2、themolecularandcellularlevelsofthenervoussystem;theneuronalsystemsresponsibleforsensoryandmotorfunction;andthebasisofhigherorderprocesses,suchascognitionandemotion.Thisresearchprovidesthebasisforunderstandingthemedicalfieldsthatareconcernedwithtreatingnervoussystemdisorders.Thesemedicalspe
3、cialtiesincludeneurology,neurosurgery,psychiatry,andophthalmology.Foundedin1969,theSocietyhasgrownfrom500chartermemberstomorethan38,000membersworldwide.TheSocietyhasmorethan100localorregionalchapters.Withactivi-tiesrangingfromlecturestonetworkingeventsandinformationsharing,SfNchaptersenabl
4、eindividualmemberstoengagetheircolleaguesatthelocallevel.ThemissionoftheSocietyisto:Advancetheunderstandingofthebrainandthenervoussystembybringingtogetherscientistsofdiversebackgrounds,byfacilitatingtheintegrationofresearchdirectedatalllevelsofbiologicalorganization,andbyencouragingtransl
5、ationalresearchandtheapplicationofnewscientificknowledgetodevelopimproveddiseasetreatmentsandcures.Provideprofessionaldevelopmentactivities,information,andeducationalresourcesforneuroscientistsatallstagesoftheircareers,includingundergraduates,graduates,andpostdoctoralfellows,andincreasepa
6、rticipationofscientistsfromadiversityofculturalandethnicbackgrounds.Promotepublicinformationandgeneraleducationaboutthenatureofscientificdiscov-eryandtheresultsandimplicationsofthelatestneuroscienceresearch.Supportactiveandcontinuingdiscussionsonethicalissuesrelatingtotheconductandoutcome
7、sofneuroscienceresearch.Informlegislatorsandotherpolicy-makersaboutnewscientificknowledgeandrecentdevelopmentsinneuroscienceresearchandtheirimplicationsforpublicpolicy,societalbenefit,andcontinuedscientificprogress.Theexchangeofscientificinformationoccursatan
