In addition to his many paid appointments, Hobson is actively involved with four groups relating to his neurological sleep research: the Society Memberships, the Society for Neuroscience, the Society for Sleep Research, the AAAS, and the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD), for which he used to be president.
Neben seinen hochbezahlten Aufträgen befasst sich Hobson aktiv mit vier Gruppen, die in Beziehung stehen mit seiner neurologischen Schlafforschung: Society Membership, Society for Neuroscience, Society for Sleep Research, AAAS und International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD), dessen Vorsitzender er ist.