Dates: October 25-29, 2025
Location: San Diego Convention Center, California, USA
Organizer: Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
Website: sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2025
SfN 2025 (Neuroscience 2025) was held in San Diego, bringing together over 25,000 neuroscientists from around the world to present advances across all areas of neuroscience. The meeting is the largest annual gathering of neuroscientists, featuring thousands of presentations on basic, translational, and clinical research.
¶ Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease
- Disease-modifying therapies in clinical trials
- Gene therapy strategies for neurodegeneration
- Neuroprotection and resilience mechanisms
- Regenerative medicine approaches
- Basal ganglia circuitry and movement control
- Dopamine neuron survival and replacement
- Deep brain stimulation optimization
- Non-motor symptoms pathophysiology
¶ Techniques and Methods
- Two-photon microscopy for in vivo imaging
- Super-resolution microscopy for protein localization
- fMRI advances and applications
- Connectomics and brain mapping
¶ Genetic and Molecular
- Single-cell RNA sequencing in brain tissue
- CRISPR applications in neuroscience
- Optogenetics for circuit manipulation
- Proteomics and metabolomics approaches
- Patch-clamp recordings in vivo and in vitro
- Multi-electrode arrays for large-scale recording
- EEG/MEG source localization
- Brain-machine interfaces
¶ Synaptic Function and Plasticity
- Synaptic transmission mechanisms
- Long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD)
- ** dendritic spine** dynamics
- Neuromodulation and behavior
¶ Development and Regeneration
- Neural development and patterning
- Stem cell therapies for neurological disorders
- Axon regeneration mechanisms
- Neural circuits formation and refinement
- Presidential Special Lecture — Major advances in neuroscience
- Peter Seeburg Award — Outstanding neuroscience research
- Julius Axelrod Award — Pharmacological research
- "New Frontiers in Alzheimer's Disease Research"
- "Alpha-Synuclein: From Basic Biology to Therapy"
- "Microglia in Health and Disease"
- "Neural Circuits Underlying Behavior"
- Over 100 minisymposia covering all neuroscience subspecialties
- Focused discussions on emerging topics
- New methodology presentations
- Over 10,000 poster presentations
- Daily poster sessions with author presentations
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
The San Diego Convention Center offers:
- Over 500,000 square feet of exhibit space
- State-of-the-art audiovisual equipment
- Multiple concurrent session rooms
- Dedicated poster exhibition halls
The convention center is located:
- Waterfront on San Diego Bay
- Adjacent to downtown San Diego
- Walking distance to hotels and restaurants
- Easy access from San Diego International Airport
San Diego is a major neuroscience hub:
- University of California San Diego (UCSD) — Top neuroscience program
- Scripps Research Institute — World-class research
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute — Neurobiology
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies — Pioneering research