On October 20, 2025 at a round table organized by the Brain Health Council Foundation in partnership with the Bulgarian Medical Association and the Sofia Medical Association, the draft National Plan for Brain Diseases in the Republic of Bulgaria (2026–2030) was presented and discussed. The document outlines a long-term program for building a comprehensive, [...]
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 4:30 PM in Madrid, the Spanish Brain Council and the Ramón Areces Foundation will host a scientific conference on the growing international trend of involving patients and the public in health research. This approach shifts from a traditional model focused solely on researchers to one in which affected individuals [...]
On Thursday, November 6, 2025, the Norwegian Brain Council will host its annual Brain Health Conference, with this year’s theme focusing on brain disease. One in three people in Norway will be affected by a brain disease during their lifetime—impacting not only their own lives but also those of their families. Brain diseases represent [...]
On October 20, 2025, the third annual Concussion Awareness Day will take place—a day dedicated to education, prevention, treatment, and science surrounding traumatic brain injury (TBI). To mark the occasion, the German Brain Council invite you to a thematic conference on October 24–25, 2025, held in Munich in a hybrid format. The focus will [...]
In August, the Norwegian Brain Council (NBC) will launch a digital science center on brain health. Visitors will be able to explore the universe of the brain in an interactive and exciting way. The science center is aimed at the general public to create engagement and curiosity about the brain and to spread knowledge [...]
On June 25 and 26, the Hellenic Brain Council participated in a two-day meeting with Members of the European Parliament from Greece and other EU countries at the European Parliament in Brussels, under the auspices of the European Brain Council (EBC). The aim of the meeting was to coordinate and strengthen actions for brain [...]
How do we take care of our most important resource – brain capital? In Almedalen, the Swedish Brain Foundation gathered experts and business leaders for a conversation about how well-being, the work environment and cognitive diversity are linked to innovation and sustainability. Watch the seminar from Almedalen 2025 on the role of the brain [...]
On 16 June 2025, the European Brain Data Hub was officially certified as a recognized data altruism organization in the European Union. This international non-profit association—which I have had the privilege of supporting for the past three years—brings together the Belgian Brain Council, the Conseil Français du Cerveau (FBC), the German Brain Council (GBC), [...]
The international workshop “National, Regional and International Plans for Brain and Mental Health: Bridging the Gaps” took place in Bern, Switzerland, on June 12–13. Organised by the SFCNS Swiss Brain Health Plan and Swiss Brain Health Foundation, the event gathered over 30 experts from 15+ countries to share progress and tackle global brain health [...]
Only 13% of Bulgarians recognize the symptoms of stroke Findings from surveys conducted among members of the Bulgarian Society of Neurology, the Bulgarian Society of Neurosurgery, and the Bulgarian Psychiatric Association were presented today (June 9, 2025) during the media event “Brain Health – A Global Priority,” organized by the Brain [...]
