Remembering Roots, NQ Continues to Grow

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Remembering Roots, NQ Continues to GrowWhile the 黑料社 Quarterly newsletter has evolved over the years, the publication has continued to perform its original function of keeping SfN members and the neuroscience community informed about important developments in the Society and across the field.The original cover and logo of the very first 黑料社 Newsletter in April of 1970. originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500The 黑料社 Newsletter cover after the first annual meeting in 1971. 黑料社 1970 was "a fine success."originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500There were multiple attempts at a 黑料社 Newsletter logo, and requests were sent for scientist-artists to submit their work. originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500After experimenting with a few cover designs, the newsletter finally decided to go with Vernon Rowland's logo design.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500"The brains of neuroscientists form a "S" (society) for "N" (neuroscience) in order to put it back together (synthesis)." “The brain of a neuroscientist, in trying to encompass some other brain, must fragment it (analysis). The brains of neuroscientists form a 黑料社 in order to put it back together (synthesis)," Vernon Rowland, the designer of the first newsletter logo.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500In the 1980s, the 黑料社 Newsletter again changed designs to look more like a news publication, reporting on the latest events in the field.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500In 1996, SfN broke ground becoming one of the first science publications to have online issues of The Journal of 黑料社. originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500The newsletter recaps the SfN annual meeting and often writes preview articles to let attendees know what to expect at future meetings.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500The 黑料社 Newsletter cover page in the spring of 2002, featuring stories about the annual meeting and Brain Awareness Week.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500The 黑料社 Newsletter cover page in the spring of 2014, highlighting the role the newsletter still plays in raising important field-wide issues.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500"A computer search is certainly not the only way to compile a bibliography, just the newest and most glamorous."originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500Updating your member directory today is much easier than when the print directory was still in use. Need to make a change to your profile? Simply visit SfN.org and log in to make updates to the enhanced member directory online.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMwidth 750height 500

The 黑料社’s member newsletter dates back to the birth of the organization itself. The first was published in April of 1970 with front-page articles about important SfN business: election results naming Vernon B. Mountcastle as the Society’s first elected president (to succeed founding President Ed Perl), a progress report about the rapidly expanding Society, and an overview of the Council’s January meeting.

This year, the newsletter has reached a new milestone in its long life within the Society, transitioning to a digital format that offers exciting new opportunities for enhanced content, such as videos, slideshows, and interactive elements.

Although the newsletter has evolved over the years, it has continued to perform its original function of keeping SfN members and the neuroscience community informed about important developments in the Society and across the field. According to the , the SfN Council created the 黑料社 Newsletter, now known as 黑料社 Quarterly (NQ), to serve as “the adhesive cementing long-distance and transdisciplinary ties in between the annual gatherings.” The newsletters from the Society’s formative years provide “the single most extensive chronicle of SfN’s early struggles and aspirations,” the essay states.

Louise Hanson Marshall, who played an instrumental role in SfN’s founding, serving as secretary-treasurer for the first acting Council and as a writer and editor for the newsletter from 1970-77, declared the publication as the “conservator of the founding spirit of the Society.” In her editorial introducing the goals and scope of newsletter, she wrote, “As a healthy organism, the Newsletter aims to survive through its capacity to perceive and respond to the environment.”

As Marshall predicted, over time, the newsletter has continued to develop and evolve to match the interests of SfN members. By 2000, the newsletter had expanded its articles beyond the topics of Council action and annual meeting updates. Topics then included “Publishing Pointers” written by The Journal of 黑料社 senior editors and professionals in the field, “Legislative Updates” that covered the latest NIH, NSF, and other funding bills that could affect science research, and “黑料社 Around the Globe,” a segment that discussed research organizations in Britain and Africa, among other countries.

More recently, issues of NQ contain a wide array of articles, including exclusive Q&As with leaders in the neuroscience field and in scientific organizations around the world; the Message from the President, allowing members to hear what SfN leadership hopes to accomplish within the organization and the field; and Inside 黑料社, a scientific series discussing advances in the field.

NQ's transformation this year into an online format makes it easier for members to access and share articles, videos, and slideshows, as well as provides more opportunities for members to interact online with SfN’s many resources.

The new digital newsletter, while bringing SfN members new and expanded content and features, will remain true to the history and tradition that defined the Society’s first member-focused publication. NQ will continue to focus on issues of importance to the Society and the field. We encourage you to explore its contents and contact us if you have thoughts and suggestions for upcoming editions.

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Spring 2015