During the EAN Congress 2026 in Geneva, EAN Website editor Letizia Leocani and Communications Committee member Agne Straukiene sat down for an interview with Prof. John Rothwell, who delivered the Charles-Édouard Brown-Sequard Award Lecture at the 12th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology.
Rothwell’s talk on ‘Non-invasive neuromodulation in neurology’ was one of four Named Lectures at the Presidential Symposium, which took place in the Main Auditorium on Sunday.
Watch the video below to hear him discuss his early career, what still drives him on today, and how the EAN can contribute to future progress in neuromodulation.



