Brain Health

The winners of the Brain Health School Challenge: Finland 2025 were announced at a celebratory event held at Helsinki City Hall, where the remarkable efforts of students from across the country were recognised.

Teacher of the sixth-grade class at 1st Experimental Primary School of Thessaloniki, describes their inspiring journey through the Brain Health School Challenge.

With a vibrant award ceremony in Thessaloniki, the first Greek Brain Health School Challenge concluded successfully, marking a significant step in promoting neurological awareness among young minds.

On 23 June 2025, the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the Brain Health Mission welcomed a diverse audience of citizens, patients, carers, educators, professionals and advocates to the Public Brain Health Day in Helsinki.

The latest EAN-AFAN TV session probed Africa’s brain-health crisis after January’s US order that froze USAID and PEPFAR, leaving 10,000 health workers idle and halting HIV and TB services.

In a rare moment of stillness amid the fast pace of EAN 2025, neurologists gathered for a session that felt refreshingly personal: ‘Stress – its acute and chronic sequelae and the benefits of mental and physical relaxation – An introduction to Autogenic Training.’

This EAN TV Studio session spotlighted the urgent need for national brain plans and a coordinated EU strategy to tackle the rising burden of brain disorders.

This joint session with the European Psychiatric Association focused on the fascinating interplay between neurology and psychiatry, emphasising shared mechanisms across mental and neurological disorders.

EAN supports the G7 Canada Brain Economy Summit, a global initiative uniting leaders to position brain health and brain skills as drivers of economic growth, resilience, and cross-sector innovation.

The Yaoundé Declaration for the Brain Economy, Brain Health, and Brain Capital has been officially published, marking a significant policy initiative from Africa focused on integrating brain health and cognitive development into economic planning.

Together with the Brain Health Mission, the EAN is excited to announce the launch of the Public Brain Health Day, on Monday, 23 June 2025, during the 11th EAN Congress in Helsinki.

The University of Cyprus in Nicosia was thrilled to host the highly anticipated 9th European Sleep Foundation (ESF) Sleep Medicine School from 31 March to 3 April 2025, endorsed by the EAN.

EAN Communications Committee Chair, Matilde Leonardi, looks back on an extremely busy and productive period of communication activity for the EAN.

The Brain Innovation Days is thrilled to announce the subthemes into which the 2025 edition will be delving on 15-16 October in Brussels!

Watch a full recording of the latest European Brain Health Summit, held in Brussels on 19 March under the heading 'Brain Health for a Resilient Europe'.