Abbreviation IBNS Legal status Association Region served Worldwide | Formation 1992 Headquarters San Antonio, TX, USA | |
Purpose to encourage research and education in the field of behavioral neuroscience |
The International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS), was founded in 1992. The goal of the IBNS is to "encourage research and education in the field of behavioral neuroscience". Its current president is Mikhail Pletnikov. Brain Research Bulletin, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, and Physiology and Behavior are official journals of the IBNS.
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Mission
The IBNS mission statement is to encourage research and education in the field of behavioral neuroscience by:
Awards
Each year the IBNS recognizes top scientists in the field of behavioral neuroscience with:
In addition, the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society's award for "outstanding accomplishments in support of scientific research relevant to behavioral neuroscience" is given at irregular intervals. Past recipients include Richard K. Nakamura, Deputy Director of the National Institute for Mental Health.
History
The Society was founded in 1992 with Matthew J. Wayner as its founding president. Other past-presidents have been Paul R. Sanberg (1993), Robert D. Meyer (1994), Linda P. Spear (1995), Gerard P. Smth (1996), Michael L. Woodruff (1997), Robert L. Isaacson (1998), Laszlo Lenard (1999), Jacqueline N. Crawley (2000), John P. Bruno (2001), Mark A. Geyer (2002), Robert Blanchard (2003), C. Sue Carter (2004) Robert Adamec, (2005), Joseph Huston (2006), and Robert Gerlai (2007–2008). The immediate past-president is Kelly Lambert (2009–2010) and the current president is Caroline Blanchard. The society organizes annual meetings and parts of the presentations at these meetings are regularly published as supplements or special issues of peer-reviewed scientific journals.