Connecting European Neuroscience

Meetings
FENS Meetings

FENS Meetings
FENS offers a range of state of the art platforms for interacting international researchers from the entire spectrum of neuroscience disciplines.

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Training
New Framework

New Framework for FENS Schools and Training.
In collaboration with prominent and long-standing partners of FENS, new programmes for European higher education – schools and training – will be offered every year.

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EJN
EJN

The FENS Journal
Check out the latest articles and news of EJN. All FENS members have FREE access to EJN!

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Outreach
CARE

FENS supports the EU Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
FENS calls on the European Parliament and Commission to reaffirm their commitment to the Directive.

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Societies
FENS Membership

What are the benefits of FENS membership?
FENS provides its members with a full package of services to facilitate the exchange of information and enhance networking activities among neuroscientists.

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About FENS
News & Activities

Latest News

Art of Neuroscience Competition 2018

The 8th annual Art of Neuroscience competition is now open for submissions.

April 10, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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FENS member slots available to attend SfN meeting 2018 in San Diego

Are you planning to attend SfN 2018? Request your ISM slot to present your abstract and register at member rates.

April 06, 2018 in FENS News

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The EJN Special Issue on the Neurobiological Bases of Autism Spectrum Disorders now published

Read the editorial on "Explorations and perspectives on the neurobiological bases of autism spectrum disorder", by John J. Foxe Sophie Molholm Stephane J. Baudouin Mark T. Wallace.

April 05, 2018 in FENS News

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Registration is open: “Brain Research in Europe: Shaping FP9 and Delivering Innovation to the Benefit of Patients”

On 23-24 April, the European Brain Council (EBC) will hold a two-day event that will include three separate but complementary sessions on “FP9 and Missions”, “The Value of Innovation”, and “Brain Research: Shifting Gears and Going Global”.

April 05, 2018 in Societies & Partner News

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Position available: Editor-in-Chief, BrainFacts.org

Serving a three-year appointment, the next Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for BrainFacts.org will be the third Editor-in-Chief, following John Morrison and Nicholas Spitzer. The EiC’s term will begin 1 January 2019, after a period of transition with Dr. Morrison.

March 23, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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Message from the President

Spring is with us, the evenings are lighter and our optimism about the 20th Anniversary FENS Forum in Berlin has been fully justified. More neuroscientists than at any previous Forum have registered to attend and there are 4000 abstract submissions.

March 23, 2018 in FENS News

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ERA-NET Neuron/Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award announced

Dr. Cristina García Cáceres, awarded with the prize, will be the ERA-NET Neuron/Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award Special Lecturer at the FENS Forum 2018. Her presentation entitled "Astrocytic Insulin Signaling Couples Brain Glucose Uptake with Nutrient Availability", will be held on Wednesday 11 July.

March 22, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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The German Neuroscience Society has selected its stipend awardees for the FENS Forum 2018

FENS warmly congratulates the recipients of the FENS Forum travel grants from the German Neuroscience Society.

March 20, 2018 in FENS News

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USA Nationals of the World's Largest Neuroscience Competition for Teenagers

The USA Nationals of the World's Largest Neuroscience Competition for Teenagers was held this week. Chapter winners from 54 cities and 37 states competed.

March 19, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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FENS 2018 travel grant offered by Proteintech: winners announced

Congratulations to the 4 winners of the 2018 FENS travel grants offered by Proteintech.

March 12, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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The Brain Prize 2018: Alzheimer’s researchers win world’s top brain research prize

Four neuroscientists working in the UK, Belgium and Germany have today (6 March) won the world’s most valuable prize for brain research.

March 06, 2018 in Societies & Partner News

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FENS Forum Travel Award winners announced

FENS warmly congratulates the fifteen applicants, members of the Society for Neuroscience, who have been awarded a travel grant by SfN to attend the FENS Forum 2018 (7-11 July, Berlin, Germany).

March 05, 2018 in FENS News

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Come meet your Editors! Make your Plans for 2018

EJN editors will attend several conferences this year. Have a look and get the chance to meet them.

February 21, 2018 in FENS News

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Message from the President

The deadline for early registration and abstracts for presentations at the FENS Forum looms, and we find ourselves in the midst of a surge of submissions. This is no surprise - the 20th Anniversary of FENS at the Berlin Forum (7-11 July 2018) is destined to be a wonderful celebration of neuroscience. It’s going to be THE neuroscience meeting of 2018.

February 13, 2018 in FENS News

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EARA is recruiting for a Stakeholder Engagement Officer

Under the management of the Executive Director, the role holder will oversee the planning, implementation, and delivery of specific short-term and long-term EARA advocacy and public engagement projects in Germany, Belgium, Portugal and other countries as directed.

February 01, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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Obituary Larry Weiskrantz

Larry Weiskrantz, the pre-eminent neuropsychologist, founding member and twice President of EBBS which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and former chair of the Department of Psychology in Oxford died recently.

February 01, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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The travel grant awardees to attend the JNS meeting in 2018 have been selected

FENS provided four travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 41th Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society (New Horizon of Neuroscience, 26-29 July 2018, Kobe Convention Center, Japan).

January 26, 2018 in FENS News

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The CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme: new videos available on YouTube

The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility funded the recording of lectures during the CAJAL Course in Computational Neuroscience (CCCN) 2017, held at the Champalimaud Center For The Unknown.

January 12, 2018 in FENS News

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BNA 2017 Public Engagement of Neuroscience prize awarded

At its Christmas symposium in London, the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) awarded its 2017 Public Engagement of Neuroscience prize to Dervila Glynn, Coordinator of Cambridge Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.

January 09, 2018 in Neuroscience News

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EJN January Editorial

Read an important perspective on Neurogenomics by EJN Section Editor Kevin Mitchell.

January 09, 2018 in FENS News

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