FENS facilitates the dissemination of scientific information through a series of online resources, available to all.

Browse the directory below and access a vast array of online materials, including position papers, training and career development materials, outreach and advocacy resources.

Title Description Type Year
“Differential resilience to perturbation of circuits with similar performance” Eve Marder (US)

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

Image 2020 “Differential resilience to perturbation of circuits with similar performance” Eve Marder (US)
“Discovering, reinforcing and refining actions” Rui Costa (US)

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

Image 2020 “Discovering, reinforcing and refining actions” Rui Costa (US)
“Early cortical wiring and neuroimmune interactions” by Sonia Garel (FR)

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

Image 2020 “Early cortical wiring and neuroimmune interactions” by Sonia Garel (FR)
“How development scaffolds adult hippocampal dynamics” Rosa Cossart (FR)

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

Image 2020 “How development scaffolds adult hippocampal dynamics” Rosa Cossart (FR)
“Local protein synthesis in neurons” Erin Schuman (DE)

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

Image 2020 “Local protein synthesis in neurons” Erin Schuman (DE)
“Neural mechanisms of environmental risk for psychiatric disorders” Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg (DE)

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

Image 2020 “Neural mechanisms of environmental risk for psychiatric disorders” Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg (DE)
“New approaches to studying intact brain structure and function” by Karl Deisseroth (US)

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

Image 2020 “New approaches to studying intact brain structure and function” by Karl Deisseroth (US)
“Sleep’s role in memory consolidation” by Jan Born (DE)

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

Image 2020 “Sleep’s role in memory consolidation” by Jan Born (DE)
“The amygdala and memory: recalling the past, imaging the future” Sheena Josselyn (CA)

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

Image 2020 “The amygdala and memory: recalling the past, imaging the future” Sheena Josselyn (CA)
100 Years of Microglia

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).

Video 2019

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3-Dimensional Images of Physiological Apparatus and Models with Historic Interest

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

Website 2012 Open URL
A Brain Museum Tour of Europe

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

Website 2017 Open URL
A FENS guide to Twitter

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

Image 2020 A FENS guide to Twitter
A FENS guide to Twitter (complete version)

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.

Document 2020 View/Download
A Short History of European neuroscience – from the late 18th to the mid 20th century

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

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A Virtual Museum of Irish Brain Science

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

Website 2017 Open URL
About FENS

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

Document 2021 View/Download
ALBA interview series on diversity in brain sciences

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

Video 2020 ALBA interview series on diversity in brain sciences
Albe-Fessard, Denise – France

Biography of Albe-Fessard, Denise – France
Via SfN

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Alzheimer, Alois – Germany

Biography of Alzheimer, Alois – Germany
Via Ibro

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Andersen, Per – Norway

Biography of Andersen, Per – Norway
Via SfN

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Angelo Mosso and his brain-mind problem, a seed for the modern brain imaging

Documentation of Angelo Mosso’s outstanding and pioneering activity on the relationship between the mind and the brain.

Website 2015 Open URL
Animal experimentation and the search for alternatives

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.

Video 2020 Animal experimentation and the search for alternatives
Are Mental Disorders Malfunctions of the Brain? – Corpus Curiosum (Series I)

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

Video 2020 Are Mental Disorders Malfunctions of the Brain? – Corpus Curiosum (Series I) Open URL
Augusta Dejerine Klumpke (1859-1927). Commémoration du 160e anniversaire de sa naissance

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

Video Augusta Dejerine Klumpke (1859-1927). Commémoration du 160e anniversaire de sa naissance
Babinski, Joseph – Poland/France

Biography of Babinski, Joseph – Poland/France
Via Ibro

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Balancing family with a successful career in neuroscience (FKNE opinion article published in EJN)

Opinion article produced by FENS-Kavli Scholars (FKNE), and published in the European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN).

Website 2016 Open URL
Beritashvili, Ivan – Georgia/Russia

Biography of Beritashvili, Ivan – Georgia/Russia
Via Ibro

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Bernard, Claude – France

Biography of Bernard, Claude – France
Via IBRO

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Black In Neuro: Challenges in research and medicine – Corpus Curiosum (Series IV)

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)

Video 2022 Black In Neuro: Challenges in research and medicine – Corpus Curiosum (Series IV)
Blix, Gustraf – Sweden

Biography of Blix, Gustraf – Sweden
Via IBRO

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Boycott, Brian B. – UK

Biography of Boycott, Brian B. – UK
Via SfN

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Brain Awareness Week 2008 projects

Discover the Brain Awareness Week projects funded by the FENS and Dana Foundation grant in 2008.

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Brain Awareness Week 2009 projects

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

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Brain Awareness Week 2010 projects

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

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Brain Awareness Week 2011 projects

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

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Brain Awareness Week 2012 projects

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

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Brain Awareness Week 2013 projects

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

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Brain Awareness Week 2014 projects

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

Document 2014 View/Download
Brain Awareness Week 2015 projects

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

2015