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SfN’S ONLINE CAREER CENTER NeuroJobs Job Fair EXHIBIT AT THE IN WASHINGTON, DC Exhibit at the first-ever NeuroJobs Job Fair, expected to attract hundreds of job seekers at Neuroscience 2011. The event is free for all meeting attendees and will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12, 8:30 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Space is limited, so reserve your booth space now. Visit www.sfn.org/ neurojobsfair2011 or contact [email protected] for more information.

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SfN’S ONLINE CAREER CENTER

NeuroJobs Job FairE X H I B I T A T T H E

I N WA S H I N G T O N , D C

Exhibit at the first-ever NeuroJobs Job Fair, expected to attract hundreds

of job seekers at Neuroscience 2011. The event is free for all meeting

attendees and will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12, 8:30 – 11 a.m.

and 1 – 4 p.m.

Space is limited, so reserve your booth space now. Visit www.sfn.org/

neurojobsfair2011 or contact [email protected] for more information.

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Tufts University

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Communication Committee MemberRobert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Emma Duerden SfN 2009 Next Generation Award WinnerThe Hospital for Sick Children

NeurOnLine is a new, SfN members-only online community where you can share great science, network, forge collaborations, and keep in touch — anytime, anywhere — within a trusted forum. As with the SfN annual meeting and The Journal of Neuroscience, NeurOnLine’s content and discussions will be generated by members, for members.

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NeurOnLine will help you advance your science and career on your schedule.

Join the Conversation

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BARBARA STRAUCH

THE SECRET LIFE OF THE GROWN-UP BRAINThe Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged MindA Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer examines how our brains improve in mid-dle age. “The latest findings neurological, biochemical, and psychological, with an illuminating dose of anecdote thrown in.” —The New Scientist.

DAVID J. LINDEN

THE COMPASS OF PLEASUREHow Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So GoodA leading brain scientist’s look at the neurobiology of pleasure—and how plea-sures can become addictions.

STEVEN JOHNSON

WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROMThe Natural History of Innovation“Steven Johnson is the Darwin of tech-nology. Through fascinating observations and insights, he enlightens us about the origin of ideas.”—Walter Isaacson.

Available October 2011

STEVEN JOHNSON, editor

THE INNOVATOR’S COOKBOOKEssentials for Inventing What Is Next

Available October 2011

CATHY N. DAVIDSON

NOW YOU SEE ITHow the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn“Starts where Malcolm Gladwell leaves off, showing how digital information will change our brains.”—Daniel Levitin, au-thor of This Is Your Brain on Music.

HEATHER SELLERS

YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE ANYONE I KNOWA True Story of Family, Face Blindness, and Forgiveness“Poignant...though prosopagnosia is the narrative vehicle, the memoir is really about the legacy of mental illness.”—Boston Globe.

Available October 2011

MARK BAUERLEIN, editor

THE DIGITAL DIVIDEArguments For and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social NetworkingIntroduction by the EditorExplores the perils and promises of the revolution in social media, collecting works by today’s best thinkers and cul-tural commentators—including Steven Johnson, Nicholas Carr, and Todd Gitlin.

RICHARD RESTAK, M.D. and SCOTT KIM

THE PLAYFUL BRAINA leading neuroscientist and a noted puz-zle designer team up to reveal how solv-ing puzzles improves your brain function.

JOSHUA FOER

MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEINThe Art and Science of Remembering EverythingThe author’s journey from chronically for-getful science journalist to United States Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.

JEFFREY SCHWARTZ, M.D. and REBECCA GLADDING, M.D.

YOU ARE NOT YOUR BRAIN

for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your LifeTwo neuroscience experts explain how

destructive thoughts and actions and change bad habits for good.

MOLLY CALDWELL CROSBY

ASLEEPThe Forgotten Epidemic That Remains One of Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries“Encephalitis lethargica...killed thousands, perhaps millions....Crosby has provided a brilliant and deeply moving account

pandemic struck.”—Oliver Sacks.

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