The FAQs have a lot of info on forum use & features -
https://www.neurotalk.org/faq.php
User CP -
https://www.neurotalk.org/usercp.php
If you can't see those in the upper solid color bar going across the screen what browser & operating system are you using?
I'll add a screen shot of how mine looks.
New Posts - is a easy way to find the most recent posts..