Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network: rmn^2-Oberwesel 2018

Dear Colleagues,

Researchers in the neurosciences from the Rhine–Main area, in Germany, including the Universities of Mainz and Frankfurt and TU Darmstadt, the Max-Planck-Institutes for brain research and biophysics, IMB, FIAS and Ernst Strüngmann Institute have established the Rhine–Main Neuroscience Network (rmn^2) to enhance collaborative research in this field. Expertise in molecular-, cellular-, and systems neuroscience constitute the hallmark of rmn^2 (http://www.rmn2.de/).

The biennial meeting of the rmn² in Oberwesel 2018 brings together the neuroscience researchers of this area and renowned keynote speakers and particularly encourages PhD or MD students to present their projects to the neuroscience community. The topics of the meeting in 2018 were:

• Mechanisms of pain persistence and relief
• Gene regulatory mechanisms in brain development and function
• The neuroscience of autism spectrum disorder
• Synaptic plasticity and learning in neuronal networks
• Neurophysiology of cognitive functions

The Special Issue "rmn^2—Oberwesel 2018" invites all speakers and Top 10 Poster Presenters to contribute a concise review of the talk or concise introduction into the topic of the Poster. Hence, the Special Issue shall provide a collection of the meeting's highlights.

Prof. Dr. Irmgard Tegeder
Prof. Dr. Heiko J. Luhmann
Guest Editors

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