Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science. Every March, partners host imaginative activities in their communities that share the wonders of the brain and the impact brain science has on our everyday lives. In 2020, Brain Awareness Week will take place on March 16-22. Brain Awareness [...]

UPDATE: On Monday, 2 March, the European Parliament took the extraordinary decision to close its doors to all external visitors for at least the next three weeks as COVID-19 sweeps across Europe. Consequently, this event has now been cancelled. We value the importance of the topic we were meant to cover and hope that awareness on the [...]

Special webinar organised by the European Huntington’s Disease Association (EHA) and  the European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND): Date: Monday April 6 Time: 4 pm – 5.30 CET Topic:  “Huntington’s disease and the Covid-19 pandemic – a difficult combination” Join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/284555212 There is no need to sign up in advance to the webinar.   Further [...]

Overarching Theme: Time for Action: Predict, Prevent, Repair The 6th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) goes virtual. Abstract submission is open! The extended deadline for abstract submission is January 15th 2020. The Scientific Programme and information on the Presidential Symposium and Brain Prize lecture can be found here For more information please consult the EAN Congress Website

EBC projects EBRA and RethinkingMS will be presented during the Scientific Theatre at the upcoming EAN Congress 2020, which is going to be held virtually. Both presentations will take place on Sunday, 24 May at 14:00 (EBRA) and 14:30 (RethinkingMS). Further details on the presentations are included below: EBRA (European Brain Research Area): Harmonising brain [...]

EBC will hold the Special Session (virtual meeting) entitled "Severely affected patients in neurology and psychiatry: Detecting - Managing - Refining" as part of the 6th EAN Congress on Sunday 24th May from 08:00 – 09:30 AM. A wide range of commonalities exist in the domains of neurology and psychiatry as regards to the management [...]

Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is the underlying cause in 70% of dementia cases, has a severe impact on individuals as well as their relatives and society at large. Yet, despite the high prevalence of AD dementia across Europe, it is often challenging to detect AD before clear symptoms emerge. When this condition is diagnosed, it [...]

To adapt to the current situation, the EPA Board has decided to transform the 28th European Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid into a fully virtual meeting that will offer the mental health community the possibility for educational exchanges, scientific news and best practice updates while protecting the safety, health, and well-being of all congress participants. www.epa-congress.org

The European Brain Council (EBC) initiated a two-year research project (2015-2017) on the Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders. The European Psychiatric Association (EPA) together with Gamian Europe proposed "Eating Disorders" as a new case study to include the topic of "Transition of Care across age groups and services". This has involved a care Pathway [...]

The FENS Forum of Neuroscience is Europe’s largest international neuroscience conference. The Forum scientific programme covers all domains in modern brain research. The FENS 2020 Virtual Forum is the biggest virtual neuroscience meeting of its kind and will feature a high quality scientific programme and provide delegates with exciting opportunities to learn, interact, grow and [...]