Abstract: The "Neurobiology Salon of Biological Sciences" was held in Hefei from October 16 to 17, 2020. The experts and representatives attending the meeting discussed the development and research status. The meeting focused on the research of neuroscience in pain, emotion, and cognition, as well as the application and transformation of traditional Chinese medicine. In these studies, optogenetics is an indispensable modern neurobiological research method. This article briefly summarized the frontier research of neurobiology in this academic salon.

Key words: neurobiology, optogenetics, pain, stress, sleep disorder, cognition, acupuncture and moxibustion