FENS facilitates the dissemination of scientific information through a series of online resources, available to all.

Browse the directory below and access a vast array of online materials, including position papers, training and career development materials, outreach and advocacy resources.

Title Description Type Year
Thomas Willis (1621 – 1675) 400th Birthday – Petra Hofmann in conversation with Zoltán Molnár: The Willis Legacy in St John’s College Library

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.

Video Open URL
Timelines in Neuroscience and Neurology

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

Website 2012 Open URL
Towards the sensory nature of the carotid body: Hering, De Castro and Heymans

Paper by Fernando de Castro.

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Tracing the origins of modern neuroscience in ancient Greece

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

Website 2018 Open URL
Translation into English of the Club Histoire de Neurosciences (CHN) website

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

Website 2011 Open URL
Treasures from Cajal and De Castro

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

Website 2012 Open URL
Unknown Ivan Pavlov

Translation and digitalization of the archival unpublished materials about Ivan Pavlov.

Website 2014 Open URL
Unraveling the Past of Women in Neurosciences
Unraveling the Past of Women in Neurosciences: their Contributions to Understanding of Brain and Behaviour – a History Online Project awardee.
Video Unraveling the Past of Women in Neurosciences
Untold Stories: the Women Pioneers of Neuroscience in Europe

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.

Website 2016 Open URL
Volodymyr Betz (1834-1894) – World-renowned neurobiologist

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

Website 2015 Open URL
Volodymyr Pravdych-Neminsky (1879-1952): first EEG and struggle for neuroscience research

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

Website 2015 Open URL
Wachstum und Koerpergroesse – a Slide story

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

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What is the Brain?

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?

Video 2023 What is the Brain?
Why Study the History of Neuroscience?

Paper published by Richard Brown.

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Women Neuroscientists in the Cajal School

Paper on the women neuroscientists in the Cajal School.

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Women Pioneers of Neuroscience in Europe

Promo of: Untold stories: the Women Pioneers of Neuroscience in Europe, the film and the website.

Video Women Pioneers of Neuroscience in Europe
Women Pioneers on the train

These are women who worked in Europe during the first half of twentieth century and made relevant contributions to the many fields of modern neuroscience. The initial phase of this project was awarded in 2016 by the FENS History Committee

Video Women Pioneers on the train
Women Scientists and their Contributions to the Development of Hippocampus-Memory field in the European and World Neuroscience

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

Video 2018 Women Scientists and their Contributions to the Development of Hippocampus-Memory field in the European and World Neuroscience
Young, John Z. – UK

Biography of Young, John Z. – UK
Via SfN

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