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This Week's Consolidation of Advocacy News

- After Election 2014: COMPETES reauthorization 
- Should the government fund only science in the "national interest?"  
- NIH proceeds with caution on sex balance in biomedical studies 
- Scientists implicate more than 100 genes in causing autism 
- Not just lazy: Chronic fatigue is real, new brain scans show 
- When shared data is not reproducible: Science is broken–but it can be fixed 
- Opinion: Separate training from research budgets 
- Animal experimentation for medical research must continue, say leading academics

Animal Study Suggests Heavy Drinking in Adolescence Is Associated With Lasting Brain Changes, Memory Deficits

Heavy drinking during adolescence may lead to structural changes in the brain and memory deficits that persist into adulthood, according to an animal study published October 29 in The Journal of Neuroscience.

Access Abstracts, Daily Books, and More on Your Mobile Device

Access the science at Neuroscience 2014 on your mobile device with the tools SfN provides online and in the convention center in Washington, DC.

Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society: Food for Thought

At Neuroscience 2014’s Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society Lecture, noted chef Bryan Voltaggio will discuss how he experiments with flavor to transform the way his guests think about food.

Public Advocacy Forum: Implications for Science Funding

The Public Advocacy Forum at Neuroscience 2014 will focus on the implications for science funding in an era of global brain initiatives.