Graphic recording of Eve Marder’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Rui Costa’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Sonia Garel’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Rosa Cossart’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Erin Schuman’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Karl Deisseroth’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Jan Born’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

Graphic recording of Sheena Josselyn’s lecture at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Graphic by Engage Visually with the support of the Dana Foundation

The symposium, 100 Years of Microglia tooks place as a webinar. It celebrated one century of microglial research through a series of plenary lectures on selected topics in brain physiology and pathology.

Event sponsored by the FENS Committee for Higher Education and Training (CHET).

3-D digital archive of physiological apparatus with descriptions of their use and their impact on the field of science.

A tour of the brain museums of Europe, showing the museums with materials relevant to the history of neuroscience in each country.

A guide to use Twitter developed by the FENS Communication Committee, graphic by Engage Visually.
View as well a written Twitter guide

This FENS guide to Twitter will provide you with the basics: start your account, who to follow and how to interact with the neuroscience community. Developed by the FENS Communication Committee.
View as well the graphic guide to Twitter.

Short manuscript co-authored by Dr. Helmut Kettenmann, Chair and Dr Nicholas Wade, Member of the FENS History Committee (2010-2014).

Digital archive website to collate and present 0teworthy historical objects of Ireland’s brain science archives.

What is FENS? Learn more about our mission and activities in this online flyer.

The ALBA Network interviewed neuroscientists from all over the globe on their research and their experience of diversity in brain sciences.

Biography of Albe-Fessard, Denise – France
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Biography of Alzheimer, Alois – Germany
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Biography of Andersen, Per – Norway
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Documentation of Angelo Mosso’s outstanding and pioneering activity on the relationship between the mind and the brain.

The “Three Rs” continue to shape scientific research across the EU and beyond. In this context, the search for alternatives to animal models increasingly influences the development of research projects. At the same time, the importance of employing the correct model remains key to the reliability and utility of any results.
This event was organised by the CARE Committee at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum.

What are in fact mental disorders? The problems faced in psychiatry have led researchers to reflect on the conceptualisation of mental disorders. Thus, some authors have argued for a neurocentric conceptualisation, suggesting to understand them as, precisely, brian disorders. However, this view implies some problems difficult to solve and reconcile to current data

Commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the birth of Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, an extraordinary neurologist and neuroanatomist, a forgotten pioneer woman of neuroscience. This project received the support of FENS under the history neuroscience call projects

Biography of Babinski, Joseph – Poland/France
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Opinion article produced by FENS-Kavli Scholars (FKNE), and published in the European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN).

Biography of Beritashvili, Ivan – Georgia/Russia
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Biography of Bernard, Claude – France
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Talk by Dr Thiago Arzua, Columbia University

Neuroscientists sit at a unique position, studying the same organ that is responsible for so much of our personalities, thoughts, and opinions. It is not surprising then, that from its origins, interpersonal and societal issues were directly linked back to neuroscience findings. What sometimes is missed is how societal norms and expectations affect the research itself. In the case of systemic racial inequalities, that gets translated into poorly designed or poorly interpreted studies that tend to serve as tools for promoting racist policies. With that in mind, this talk will explore the historical origins and the modern-day forms by which what we call neuroracism takes place. From phrenology to eugenics, to still-believed myths of Black people’s higher tolerance for pain, neuroracism is not just persistent, as it is also prevalent. Understanding how these biases are formed, and what we can do as a field to combat them is essential for a more just and equitable neuroscience.

The Corpus Curiosum series was produced with the support of FENS Committee for Higher Education and Training (CHET)

Biography of Blix, Gustraf – Sweden
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Biography of Boycott, Brian B. – UK
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Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2008.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2009.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2010.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2011.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2012.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2013.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2014.

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2015.