Find useful resources to run a Brain Awareness Week event: organisation tips, ideas and inspirations.

This video “Parkinson’s Disease” explores Parkinson’s disease, a complex, progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement.This educational video is part of the ‘Science & Society’ series developed by EBC in partnership with FENS.

Biography of Simarro, Luis – Spain
Via IBRO

Paper published by Fernando de Castro.

A statement in support of animal research and a transparent approach in Belgium to mark World Day for Laboratory Animals (24 April).

A statement of concern about funding in brain research.

A statement of concern about the targeting of scientists by animal activities

A brief history of the brain, featuring a few of the major scientists and findings that have contributed to modern neuroscience.

Paper by Fernando de Castro.

Online audio-visual display of pathological tissue samples and autopsied brains preserved in the Spanish Society of Neurology’s Museo Archivo Histórico.

How can we improve the way we do neuroscience? A participative graphic by Engage Visually with ideas expressed during the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum, with suggestions from the neuroscience community.

Video documentary on the history of Freud’s neuroscientific works.

A report on the prospects of Brain Research within Horizon 2020: Responding efficiently to Europe’s societal needs

Project funded under the FENS call for history of neuroscience projects.

Examples of the value of animal use in neuroscience from the FENS Committee on Animals in Research (CARE)

Presentation of film, photos and other archival material on Vincenzo Neri curated by the Neri Group.

Online biography of Alfred Lukya0vich Yarbus (1914-1986).

Sensing, feeling, moving, smelling, remembering… The brain controls every aspect of our body. It is the most complex organ, and works like billions of tiny computers at lightning speed.
But how can we study such a complex organ? This educational video aims at explaining how and why we study the brain to younger audiences.
This video has been developed by FENS-CARE, the Committee on Animal Research.

Biography of Thoenen, Hans – Switzerland
Via SfN

Professor Zoltán Molnár talks to Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Alastair Buchan to learn more about Thomas Willis’s residence and base for scientific discoveries, Beam Hall.

Professor Zoltán Molnár talks to Professor Emeritus of Neurology Alastair Compston FRS about the deeply influential texts written by the Founder of Neurology Thomas Willis four centuries ago.

Professor Zoltán Molnár talks to Associate Professor Chrystalina Antoniades for an in-depth look at the Circle of Willis, the name given to the arterial ring at the base of the brain, in recognition of the man renowned for its original description.

Professor Zoltán Molnár talks to Professor Kevin Talbot about Willis’s insights into the patients he encountered and his descriptions of their symptoms that could arguably be used for teaching today.

Professor Zoltán Molnár talks to Professor Miloš Judaš for a unique comparison of Thomas Willis’s profound discoveries and medical terminology in his original Latin tongue and the first English translations.

Professor Zoltán Molnár and St John’s College Librarian Dr Petra Hofmann explore the extraordinary collection of Thomas Willis’s books and rare letters held by the library 400 years after his birth.

This project is a collection of documents, film material, photographs and written information regarding the life and works of the prominent Argentinian scientist Eduardo Patricio de Robertis.

Project funded under the FENS call for history of neuroscience projects.

Paper by Fernando de Castro.

Project funded under the FENS call for history of neuroscience projects.

English version of the Club Histoire de Neurosciences (CHN) website on the history of French Neuroscience.

Compilation of the classic histological techniques used by Cajal and his disciples to found modern Neurology and Neuroscience.

Translation and digitalization of the archival unpublished materials about Ivan Pavlov.

These are the stories of seven women born before 1900, who worked hard to pursue a career in science and who published pioneering works, largely forgotten.

How can scientists best use Twitter to communicate science? Learn from scientists who use Twitter on a regular basis as a tool for science communication.
Organised by the FENS Communication Committee at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Download your Twitter guide in the resource section of the FENS website.

Website dedicated to the world-ren0wned Ukrainian neurobiologist Volodymyr Betz (1834-1894).

Biography of Volodymyr Pravdych-Neminsky: life and and contribution to electroencephalography.

This webinar aimed to provide participants with useful tips on how to write a successful Brain Awareness Week (BAW) application and how to run an engaging outreach event. The webinar will include a case study of a funded BAW project and an interactive Q&A session with the panellists to provide hands-on tips to the audience.

In the average adult human, the brain represents about 2% of the body weight, yet it is responsible for all of the body’s functions. What does the brain mean to you?

This event, focused on Improving Openness in Animal Research in Portugal, highlighted the importance of the Portuguese Transparency Agreement and the need to be proactive in giving the public information on the use of animals in research. The event was part of a series supported by FENS and SfN.