If your research is so exciting, timely, and relevant that it will be “breaking news” by the time you present at an SfN event, please submit a late-breaking abstract. This is a special category designed to recognize new and important clinical/scientific research developments that became available after the general abstract submission deadline. The late-breaking work and demo program offers the opportunity to highlight your results in a special session. Accepted late-breaking abstracts will be published in Neuroscience 2025 and featured on the mobile meeting planner and itinerary planner once post-review processes are complete.
Abstracts must report original and unpublished data that is scientifically significant in the context of the conference’s interest areas. They must be novel (not a mere extension or confirmatory of previously published studies) and have a clear, specific research question and hypothesis.
It is also expected that the research described in a late-breaking abstract will have a substantial impact on the field, and that it may be used by the wider neuroscience community to further study a particular area of interest or to inform practice. This is a unique opportunity to get valuable feedback from the neuroscience community and beyond.
If accepted, the presenting author of a late-breaking abstract must be registered for the corresponding SfN event, and must purchase a virtual-only registration if they will not physically attend the meeting. Additionally, co-authors included in the abstract author block must have a free My SfN account to submit their names and contact information for each abstract.