EBRAINS has announced an open call for proposals aimed at integrating models of the brain's vascular architecture with EBRAIN’s Human Brain Atlas, with the aim of enhancing the usability of brain vasculature data for research and clinical applications, fostering collaboration between institutions and the EBRAINS consortium.

Prof. Kailash Bhatia, Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience of the Institute of Neurology, UCL, Queen Square, London, was voted in as President-Elect of the EAN at the EAN Congress 2024.

Our Paper of the Month for October is a phase 2, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy of a monoclonal antibody (Lu AG09222) that inhibits PACAP signalling.

Each month the eanNews editorial team reviews the scientific press for recently published papers of outstanding interest to neurologists. Here we present our selection for October 2024.

Reports from three EAN Clinical Fellowship participants on their experiences in Salzburg, London, and Oxford.

New members applying now will receive membership for the rest of 2024, plus 2025; existing members renewing in October will get a 5% discount; and associate members have a free month of access to congress content on demand!

EAN Scientific & Coordinating Panel Members, EAN Individual Members, National Societies, Partner Societies, and Patient Representatives are invited to submit proposal for topics which would benefit from the development of guidelines.

The EAN strongly endorses the newly published EBC perspective paper on Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease given that Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurological disease affecting more and more people in Europe and across the world due to ageing societies.

We are excited to announce EAN involvement at the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Congress on 13-17 October in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The EAN Board and Scientific Committee are pleased to announce the creation of a Neurological Emergency Medicine Task Force, and are now calling for expressions of interest from potential members.

Prof. Anthony Schapira, former Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neurology (2007-2020) talks about his role in the journal's development, as part of our series celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Regular EAN Masterclass participant Elena Bondareva gives her account of the format, calling it "an excellent platform for neurologists to deepen their expertise in a collaborative and engaging atmosphere".

As the EAN celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2024, nine former presidents of the European Neurological Society have published an article charting the course of one of the EAN's parent societies, based on recollections and documents.

Due to unforeseen developments, the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology has been relocated and will now be held in Helsinki on June 21-24, 2025.

eanNews Editor, Benedetta Bodini, and EAN Website Editor, Letizia Leocani, provide an update on recent activities and some insight into the philosophy behind the EAN's online presence