UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 8, 2005

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

NEUROGEN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)     0-18311 (Commission File Number)     22-2845714 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  

35 Northeast Industrial Road

Branford, Connecticut   06405

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(203) 488-8201

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:  

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 8, 2005, Neurogen Corporation issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing to this Item 2.02.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated November 8, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NEUROGEN CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
	By: /s/ STEPHEN R. DAVIS
	Name: Stephen R. Davis
Date: November 8, 2005	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated November 8, 2005.