The King's College, London (KCL) has recently developed a free online course that is focused on some of the relevant issues faced by carers of people with psychosis and schizophrenia.  The initiative was funded from the Ostaka Lundbeck Alliance but developed independently by KCL in collaboration with EUFAMI and runs through FutureLearn (which is part of the Open University). The two weeks-course is open and free to anyone. It is designed to offer an in-depth understanding of [...]

On the occasion of the Brussels 20 km race that took place on 29 May 2015, the European Brain Council has decided to propose again the Twitter campaign #Move4YrBrain, launched last year.  A number of studies show that  exercise can not only make you physically fitter, it also contributes to an improved mental and neurological condition by fostering the growth of new [...]

EBC held the first 2016 industry board meeting, board meeting and general assembly on 25 and 26 May 2016. On this occasion, delegates from EBC’s member organisations and industry partners discussed the ongoing activities of the organisation and plans for the months to come. The National Brain Councils Academy Meeting and the VoT working groups meeting also took place on [...]

The European Brain Council is glad to announce the printing of its 2015 Annual Report "Improving Brain Knowledge and Advocacy". As part of the new communications strategy, the report is a 52 pages-long document of quality content shedding light on activities and achievements of EBC, its members and its stakeholders. You can read and download the full report here.

"The costs of poor brain health to Europe are enormous. Traumatic brain injuries, mental illness and cognitive disorders are likely to afflict more than a third of European Union citizens – 179 million people. They cost Europe €798bn per annum – more than any other medical area. This is 7 times the €110bn cost of the 2010 Greek financial rescue, [...]

Russian-born concert pianist Olga Bobrovnikova traveled from Belgium to take her seat at the piano, at the Holy Trinity Church, in Guildford on Saturday 30th April. At this special evening promoted as a ‘piano concert with a twist’, Olga was not only entertaining her audience but was also promoting awareness about multiple sclerosis, educating, informing and helping to raise valuable funds [...]

Last year, the European Brain Council has started the campaign #Move4YrBrain -relayed on Twitter- in order to raise awareness on the benefits of physical exercise for brain health. This initiative was launched on the occasion of the Brussels 20km race in May 2015 and followed by Brussels Half-Marathon in October 2015. Given this previous success, the EBC is glad to propose it again this year, with the objective of involving even [...]

EBC’s Value of Treatment (VoT) project marked an important step in its development with a joint working groups meeting organised on 22 April in Brussels. The meeting brought together experts in several disease fields from universities, industries and organizations to discuss two important aspects of treatment: the patients’ journey through their disease, and the economic analysis of the treatment course. The [...]

Professor David Nutt, EBC president, is senior researcher in the ground breaking study on the effects of the psychedelic drug LSD on human brain. The results of the research, conducted by the Imperial College London together with the Beckley Foundation, have been summed up by international media as The Guardian, the BBC and Time. Researchers have administered LSD to volunteers [...]