About ECNP

ECNP is an independent scientific association dedicated to the science and treatment of disorders of the brain. It is the largest non-institutional supporter of applied and translational neuroscience research and education in Europe. Read more...

ECNP offers membership to established scholars in the field and all those with an active interest in applied and translational neuroscience. Corresponding membership is also open for those not resident in Europe.  To the membership pages

ECNP organises a wide range of scientific and educational activities, programmes and events across Europe, promoting the exchange of high-quality experimental and clinical research in applied and translational neuroscience and fostering young scientists and clinicians. View agenda

ECNP podcast series

Dive into neuroscience with experts in the field!

Hear leading researchers discuss their work, careers, and passion for the brain.

To the podcasts

NEWS

Resilience Symposium 2024

Join the 10th International Symposium on Resilience Research, 25-27 September 2024, Mainz, Germany. Leading experts will explore advanced stress research, neurogenesis's impact on resilience, cellular and molecular stress pathways focusing on metabolism, complex resilience networks, and inventive interventions.

Register and submit an abstract by 31 July

Join the next Hot Topic Virtual Meeting

The topic of this meeting hosted by the ECNP Traumatic Stress Network is ´The psychological burden of (multiple) amputations due to critical injuries in times of war: permission to grief' by Erik de Soir, Belgium. Join online on 27 June at 20.00 CEST.

Register for free

A time of new beginnings

In his latest message, ECNP President Martien Kas expresses enthusiasm for the upcoming 37th ECNP Congress in Milan, Italy, from 21-24 September 2024. With nearly 2,000 abstracts submitted and an outstanding scientific programme, it promises to be an exceptional congress!

Read the president's message...

Deadlines

30 June 2024

Submission for publication fee waiver — Neuroscience Applied ECNP journal

All publications in Neuroscience Applied submitted by this date will be free of charge for authors.

20 September 2024

Registration standard fee for in-person participant — 37th ECNP Congress 2024

After this date, you can still register in-person with a higher registration fee.

24 October 2024

Call for abstracts — ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience

Early Career Scientists from Europe are invited to apply by submitting a scientific abstract for poster presentation.

Neuroscience Applied

Call for submissions

All publications in Neuroscience Applied submitted by 30 June 2024 will be free of charge for authors.

Neuroscience Applied is ECNP’s fully open-access scientific journal, targeting the intersection between neuroscience, applications and new treatment horizons.

To the journal

BRAINS ON BRAINS Podcast

Pioneering pathways in psychiatry: the intersection between immunology and psychiatry

Marion Leboyer, France, discusses with Aiste Lengvenyte, France, her initial studies into autism genetics, and the current work on the intersection of immunology and psychiatry, offering insight into the evolution and future of the discipline.