How can mentors best adapt their advice to a changing field and prepare the next generation of neuroscientists?

You enjoy seeking out the answers to big problems. You aren’t frustrated when you can’t find a solution right away.

Do you ever enter a lab, meeting, or lunchroom feeling like you need to hide your personality to fit in?

The FENS-SfN Summer School on Neurodevelopmental Psychiatric Disorders took place June 22nd to 28th, 2014, in Bertinoro, Italy. Dr. Kevin Mitchell from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland talks about the Genetic heterogeneity of neurodevelopmental disorders - implications for animal modelling-1 and modelling-2.

From evoking memories of fun beach vacations to cozy Thanksgivings home, food has tremendous power to take you back in time to pleasurable times and places. As Top Chef star Bryan Voltaggio explains in this video, this is why he wakes up every day and heads into the kitchen. He knows he’s accomplished something when he recreates positive childhood experiences for his restaurants’ diners through the limitless tastes, smells, sounds, and colors of food. In addition to sharing his own food-associated memories and how he creates rich culinary experiences, Bryan does a fascinating demonstration of unique dishes. Joining him on stage to discuss what memories this food triggers for them are Barry Everitt, University of Cambridge; Stuart Firestein, Columbia University; and Leslie Vosshall, Rockefeller University.

The FENS-SfN Summer School on Neurodevelopmental Psychiatric Disorders took place June 22-28, 2014, in Bertinoro, Italy. Dr. Beatriz Rico from the Institute of Neuroscience in Alicante gives a talk on GABAergic circuitry assembly and schizophrenia.

Mary Morrison, assistant professor at Lycoming College, and Jill Becker, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, talk about how to support students from diverse backgrounds in academia

As the knowledge base in neuroscience continues to expand, educators need timely resources to engage their students. Educational Resources in Neuroscience (ERIN), a web portal developed by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is an invaluable tool to help undergraduate, graduate, and clinical education professors find state-of-the art resources.

Many students want to find a non-academic career after graduation. Preparing for these paths takes a different set of skills than academia. Andrew Bean discusses this reality, and the variety of career options that are available for neuroscientists.

The qualities of a good protégé include effective communication, trust, flexibility, patience, openness, optimism, and persistence.