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During EAN 2024 in Helsinki, eanNews editor Benedetta Bodini and EAN Website Editor Letizia Leocani took the opportunity to talk to Prof. Marie Vidailhet, who delivered the Edouard Brown-Sequard Lecture at this year’s congress.

During EAN 2024 in Helsinki, EAN President-Elect Elena Moro sat down for an interview with Prof. Nils Erik Gilhus, who delivered the Moritz Romberg Lecture at the 10th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology.

During EAN 2024 in Helsinki, eanNews editor Benedetta Bodini and EAN Website Editor Letizia Leocani took the opportunity to talk to Prof. Britta Engelhardt, who delivered the Camillo Golgi Lecture at this year’s congress.

The annual EAN BrainChallenge quiz took place on Sunday afternoon for the 7th time and again brought an entertaining and challenging competition to the stage of the Main Auditorium at EAN 2024. Two teams, Team International and Team Finland, were… Continue Reading

Happiness was at the centre of the Opening Session of EAN 2024, the 10th congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) currently taking place in Helsinki, Finland, as positive news and inspiring guests took the stage on the first day of the meeting.

A quartet of esteemed Named Lecturers delved into some fascinating areas of neurology with powerful metaphors linking neuroscience to history and the celestial vault during the Presidential Symposium on the second day of EAN 2024.

The EAN 2024 Opening Session delivered a multisensory treat for onsite participants on Saturday night, with the whole show streamed live on the EAN Congress website.

Our eanNews editor Benedetta Bodini and EAN Website editor Letizia Leocani talk to this year's Opening Session guest speaker, the charismatic Belgian master chocolatier, Dominique Persoone.

Following this year's EAN Congress, the EAN Board will appoint chairpersons to the EAN Education Committee and the EAN Programme Committee. We are calling for applications from colleagues who would be interested in taking on these important functions.

The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) hosted the latest European Brain Health Summit on 7 May, bringing together key international voices to raise awareness of brain health and provide an opportunity for dialogue and collaboration between stakeholders, this time under the title 'From managing neurological disorders to promoting Brain Health in Europe'.

The new Horizon Europe Strategic Plan (2025-27) has set out the policy priorities related to research funding in the European Union for the next three years.

The 2024 European Brain Health Summit focuses on a holistic approach to brain health, addressing the management of neurological disorders, preventive strategies, and public awareness. Watch the live broadcast on 7 May on the EAN Website.

The imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna was the setting for a special award ceremony on 12 March – during Brain Awareness Week – to recognise the outstanding creative approach of Austrian school pupils to promoting brain health in the Brain Health School Challenge.

The European Academy of Neurology has published a strategic neurological research agenda as a position paper in the European Journal of Neurology, to address current gaps and set priority areas for new clinically relevant research.

In 2024 the EAN will mark a decade of hard work on behalf of the neurology community and patients, with several special activities at the annual congress and throughout the year!