British Neuroscience Association

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The British Neuroscience Association (BNA), founded in 1968 as the British Brain Research Association (BRA) and renamed in 1996, is a learned society with around 1700 members. Stated among their aims are to promote neuroscience research, advise on issues in neuroscience, and engage with the public and the media.[1]


People

  • Professor Russell Foster, President (2013-2015), Member of Council and National Committee
  • Professor John Aggleton, President-Elect (2013-2015), Member of Council and National Committee
  • Professor David Nutt, Immediate Past President (2013-2015), Trustee, Member of Council and National Committee
  • Professor Bruno Frenguelli, Secretary (2013-2015), Trustee, Member of Council and National Committee
  • Dr Duncan Banks, Treasurer (2009-2013), Trustee, Member of Council and National Committee
  • Dr Narender Ramnani, Meetings Secretary (2013-2015), Member of Council and National Committee
  • Dr Trevor Bushell, Local Groups Co-ordinator (2011-2013), Member of Council and National Committee
  • Professor Dimitri Kullmann, Member of Council (2011 - 2015)
  • Professor Irene Tracey, Member of Council (2012-2016)
  • Elaine Snell, Chief Executive Officer (from 1 April 2013), Member of Council (Administrative)
  • Professor Graham Collingridge, Chair of Scientific Advisory Board

Affiliations

  • BNA is listed as one of the previous funders of the Science Media Centre.[2] BNA publishes SMC events and activities on their news page.[3][4][5] The two organisations also "joined together to run a pre-conference briefing on research being presented at the BNA Festival of Neuroscience at the Barbican Centre in London," where BNA President David Nutt discussed "his work using magic mushrooms as a treatment for depression and why regulation is holding it back."[6] The event was sponsored by Wellcome Trust, Sigma, Medical research Council, and BBSRC among manz others.[7]

Contact

Address:
The Dana Centre
165 Queen's Gate
South Kensington
SW7 5HE, LONDON
Tel: +44 (0) 208 166 8713
E-mail: office AT bna.org.uk

Notes

  1. BNA, Aims and Objectives, accessed 18 Oct 20130.
  2. SMC, Funding, accessed 18 Oct 2013.
  3. BNA, Science Media Centre: Introduction to the News Media, 11 Oct 2013, accessed 18 Oct 2013.
  4. BNA, Science Media Centre: publications for scientists, 14 Aug 2013, accessed 18 Oct 2013.
  5. BNA, Science Media Centre celebrates ten years!, 25 Oct 2012, accessed 18 Oct 2013.
  6. SMC, BNA festival of neuroscience: the moody brain, 08 Apr 2013, accessed 18 Oct 2013.
  7. BNA, BNA2013 Exploring and Celebrating Neuroscience, 7th-10th April 2013, accessed 18 Oct 2013.