The Board represents the international, interdisciplinary, multiple methods, and multiple species that characterize social neuroscience. Click on any of the following to contact Board members or Committee Chairs.

2012 Board of Directors Election

The Society for Social Neuroscience recently held an election for two new Board Members to replace Michael Meaney and Nahiro Sadato who will be rotating off.

We would like to thank Michael Meaney and Nahiro Sadato for serving on the 2011 Board of Directors. And Congratulate the newly elected Board Members Hidehiko Takahashi and James Goodson.

Officers and Board of Directors

• Jean Decety, University of Chicago, USA (President)
• Larry Young, Emory University, USA (President elect)
• John T. Cacioppo, University of Chicago, USA
• David Amodio, New York University, USA
• Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Tatia Lee, University of Hong Kong, China
• Yue-Jia Luo, Beijing Normal University, China
• Facundo Manes, Favaloro University, Argentina
• Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller University, USA
• Gün Semin, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Patrik Vuilleumier, University of Geneva, Switzerland
• Hidehiko Takahashi, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
• James Goodson, Indiana University, United States

Committee Chairs

Awards Committee

• Jean Decety, University of Chicago

Bylaws and Archives Committee

• Laura Freberg, Cal Poly

Convention Committee

• Yue-Jia Luo, Beijing Normal University

Education and Training Committee

• Dan Tranel, University of Iowa
• Eric Vanman, University of Queensland

Finance Committee

• Stephanie Cacioppo, University of Chicago

Membership & Fellows Committee

• Lisa Parr, Emory University

Public Outreach Committee

• Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller University

2012 Program Committee

• Stephanie Cacioppo, University of Chicago
• Steve Phelps, University of Texas

Publications Committee

• Jim Blascovich, University of California Santa Barbara

Website Committee

• Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, INECO

Chapters

China Chapter

• Yue-Jia Luo, Beijing Normal University, President

News from the Chinese Chapter of the Society for Social Neuroscience

The symposium on Social & Affective Neuroscience was held in Beijing on June 7-8, 2012, which was also served as the satellite meeting of 2012 Annual Meeting of Human Brain Mapping. This event was organized and sponsored by School of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Beijing Normal University and the Chinese Chapter of Society for Social Neuroscience. The themes of the symposium focused on emotion, culture, morality and all the interdisciplinary aspects related to social neuroscience.

The symposium was a tremendous success with more than 160 participants in attendance, representing international universities, research institutes and organizations, from German, Japan, Netherland, United States, Hong Kong, and China. The overarching objective of the symposium was to accelerate the worldwide progress in the area of Social & Affective Neuroscience in China through intensive and close collaborations between Chinese and Western scientists. The symposium fostered exchange at multiple levels, and provided a neutral platform and unique opportunities for active discussions on scientific issues, collaborative research, and joint training programs.

For more information, please visit the symposium website.

Latin American Chapter

• Facundo Manes, INECO- Institute of Cognitive Neurology, President
• Agustin Ibanez, INECO- Institute of Cognitive Neurology, Secretary
• Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, INECO- Institute of Cognitive Neurology, Secretary