The International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS), was founded in 1992. The goal of the IBNS is to "encourage research and education in the field of behavioral neuroscience". Its current president is D. Caroline Blanchard. Brain Research Bulletin

Brain Research Bulletin

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, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, and Physiology and Behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Physiology & Behavior is a scientific journal published by Elsevier. It is an official journal of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in the fields of behavioral neuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology, learning and memory, ingestion,...

are official journals of the IBNS.

Mission

The IBNS mission statement

Mission statement

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 is to encourage research and education in the field of behavioral neuroscience

Behavioral neuroscience

Behavioral neuroscience, also known as biological psychology, biopsychology, or psychobiology is the application of the principles of biology , to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in human and non-human animals...

 by:

• Promoting and encouraging education and research with respect to behavioral neuroscience
• Collaborating with existing public and private organizations to promote and encourage education and research in behavioral neuroscience

Awards

Each year the IBNS recognizes top scientists in the field of behavioral neuroscience with:

• The Matthew J. Wayner-NNOXe Pharmaceuticals Award for distinguished lifetime contributions to behavioral neuroscience
• Electing individuals who have made substantial contributions to the Society and to the field of behavioral neuroscience as Fellows

In addition, the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society's award for "outstanding accomplishments in support of scientific research

Scientific method

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 relevant to behavioral neuroscience" is given at irregular intervals. Past recipients include Richard K. Nakamura, Deputy Director of the National Institute for Mental Health.

History

The Society was founded in 1992 with Matthew J. Wayner as its founding president. Other past-presidents have been Paul R. Sanberg (1993), Robert D. Meyer (1994), Linda P. Spear

Developmental psychobiology

Developmental psychobiology is an interdisciplinary field, encompassing developmental psychology, biological psychology, neuroscience and many other areas of biology. The field covers all phases of ontogeny, with particular emphasis on prenatal, perinatal and early childhood development...

 (1995), Gerard P. Smth (1996), Michael L. Woodruff (1997), Robert L. Isaacson (1998), Laszlo Lenard (1999), Jacqueline N. Crawley (2000), John P. Bruno (2001), Mark A. Geyer (2002), Robert Blanchard (2003), C. Sue Carter

C. Sue Carter

C. Sue Carter is a biologist and behavioral neurobiologist. She is an internationally recognized expert in behavioral neuroendocrinology. She was the first person to identify the physiological mechanisms responsible for social monogamy.-Background:...

 (2004) Robert Adamec, (2005), Joseph Huston (2006), and Robert Gerlai

Robert Gerlai

Robert T. Gerlai is a Hungarian behavior geneticist. He obtained his PhD in 1987 from the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. He is full professor of psychology and vice chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto. The Web of Science lists 96 peer-reviewed publications for...

 (2007-2008). The immediate past-president is Kelly Lambert (2009-2010) and the current president is Caroline Blanchard. The society organizes annual meetings and parts of the presentations at these meetings are regularly published as supplements or special issues of peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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