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