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The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading

How do neurological patients and their families experience stigma? That was the subject of a European Parliament meeting on 14 October, 2015 “Neurological, chronic pain and mental health conditions are not widely recognised or understood by the general population. Negative… Continue Reading

The World Federation of NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR) is conducting a survey to find out what short-term/working memory assessment procedures therapists and researchers use when working with people with aphasia, regardless of medical cause. This will help WFNR identifying current clinical practices… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading

Annual Meeting of the German-Austrian-Swiss Epilepsy Task-Force (DACH-AK) 2015
Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
October 15-16, 2015 Aim of the meeting is advanced eduction for epiletologists, neurologists interested in epilepsy, paediatricians and clinicians. Controversies will be discussed, as well as interesting… Continue Reading

3rd international Conference on new therapies for Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases (IPAD 3)
Pisa, Italy
September 18-19, 2015 The 3rd International Conference on New Therapies for Dementia and Parkinsonian Syndromes will take place in Pisa on September 18 and 19,… Continue Reading

by Vida Demarin The 55th International Neuropsychiatric Congress in Pula – INPC was held from 27 to 30 May 2015, under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Croatia, her excellency Mrs. Kolinda Grabar Kitarović.
The Congress was… Continue Reading

A new initiative, offering international high-level hands-on courses in neuroscience, will radically change the European scene for higher education in brain research. Starting in 2015, the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme offers an annual programme of 5-7 training courses that… Continue Reading

An initiaitive of the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) & Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) The meeting of EFNA and PAE took place on June 24, 2015 from 12.45 – 15.00h at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. Romanian MEP… Continue Reading

by Steven Lewis and Wolfgang Grisold Neurological education is one of the main aims of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN). In addition to the biannual World Congress of Neurology, teaching courses, and publications such as the Journal of the… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading

by Mohammad Wasay & Wolfgang Grisold The first World Brain Day was started by World Federation of Neurology in 2014 with the slogan “Our brains-Our future”. This global campaign was designed to promote awareness about brain and neurological diseases and… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier The 19th Congress of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society took place in the beautiful city of San Diego on the Pacific coast of California between the 14th and 18th of June 2015. This international congress… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading