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International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN)
ISHN2025 | Paris, France |
How to Join the ISHN |
Board of Directors |
Membership Directory (PDF file) |
Awards and Prizes |
News
ISHN2025-Paris Announcement, Call for Abstracts, and Submission Instructions
(1-5 July 2025 in Paris, France)
ISHN2025 Preliminary Program
ISHN2025 Preview (PDF slideshow)
ISHN2025 Logo: About the Artist (Christelle Tea)
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Fall 2024 schedule of ISHN's series of Neurohistory Programs
hosted by Peter Koehler:
ISHN Monthly Virtual Programs
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Past Annual Meetings
Journal of the History of the Neurosciences:
Basic and Clinical Perspectives
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The International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN) was founded in Montreal on May 14, 1995. Its mission is to:
- improve communication between individuals and groups interested in the history of neuroscience;
- promote research in the history of neuroscience; and
- promote education in and stimulate interest for the history of neuroscience.
The Journal of
the History of the Neurosciences: Basic and Clinical Perspectives (open this link in New Tab or in New Page),
the official organ of the
society, is published by Psychology Press (Taylor & Francis). Now in its thirty-third year (2024),
publishing four issues per volume, the
Journal provides a forum for investigations in the field of neuroscience
history, as broadly defined, including the history of basic, clinical, and
behavioral neurosciences, ancient and non-western topics, and significant
individuals, events, and technical advances. ISHN is a focal point for
those interested in neuroscience history and offers, through its journal
and annual meeting, opportunities to contribute to this rapidly growing
field.
ISHN Membership Directory
2024 Membership Directory - Personal Data Sheet
(PDF: 2 pages)
All new and continuing members should print and complete
a "2024 Membership Directory - Personal Data Sheet" and mail or email it to the ISHN Webmaster.
FULL MEMBERSHIP (US$45) in the ISHN for the calendar year January-December 2024
supports production of the Journal of the History of Neurosciences (JHN), hosting our Annual Meeting
for an affordable registration fee, the ISHN-L listserv, the society’s website,
and monthly online programs in the history of the neurosciences.
ISHN is a volunteer organization that welcomes participation of its members.
Journal of the History of the Neurociences (JHN) now is publishing online only, without a print edition, for individuals.
Because many members are able to access the online journal without an individual subscription fee (through their
home institutions’ licenses), we separated ISHN Membership and JHN Online Annual Subscriptions.
ISHN members may register for an annual individual online subscription to JHN for US$40.
To begin or renew a Full Membership in the ISHN, with or without an additional subscription to the journal,
please see Instructions on the second page of our
Application for Full Membership information notice.
Taylor and Francis will send you a pro-forma invoice and additional instructions for completing payment.
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP (Free) includes all privileges and mailings for the
calendar year January-December 2024, and does not include an annual subscription to the Journal of the
History of the Neurosciences. The signature of a Faculty Sponsor (academic or research advisor, chair of
the student's department, or a faculty member of the student's major department) is required as confirmation of
the applicant's student status. Print and complete the
STUDENT Membership application and renewal form
and mail it to the ISHN Secretary, Yuri Zagvazdin.
For more information, please contact the ISHN Secretary:
- Yuri Zagvazdin
- College of Medical Sciences
- Nova Southeastern University
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328 USA
- E-mail: yuri AT nova.edu
Olivier Walusinski, President
Brou, France
E-mail: walusinski AT baillement.com
[to be determined], President-elect
E-mail: [to be determined]
Yuri Zagvazdin, Secretary
E-mail: yuri AT nova.edu
Diane Friedman, Treasurer
E-mail: rjohnson AT library.ucla.edu [Diane Friedman's email is offline]
Russell A. Johnson, Past President
E-mail: rjohnson AT library.ucla.edu
Marjorie Lorch, Member-at-Large (2018-2024)
E-mail: m.lorch AT bbk.ac.uk
Elisabetta Sirgiovanni, Member-at-Large (2021-2024)
E-mail: elisabetta.sirgiovanni AT uniroma1.it
Peter J. Koehler, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
E-mail: pkoehler AT neurohistory.nl
Frank W. Stahnisch, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
E-mail: fwstahni AT ucalgary.ca
Paul B. Foley, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
E-mail: [email address]
[Former Officers]
- Founding Meeting (1995, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes | Group Portrait
- 1st Annual Meeting (1996, Buffalo, New York, USA)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 2nd Annual Meeting (1997, Leiden, The Netherlands)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 3rd Annual Meeting (1998, Annapolis, Maryland, USA)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 4th Annual Meeting (1999, Zürich & Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 5th Annual Meeting (2000, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts
| Minutes
- 6th Annual Meeting (2001, Cologne, Germany)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 7th Annual Meeting (2002, Los Angeles, California, USA)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 8th Annual Meeting (2003, Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts
| Minutes
- 9th Annual Meeting (2004, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 10th Annual Meeting (2005, St. Andrews, Scotland)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 11th Annual Meeting (2006, Pavia, Italy)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 12th Annual Meeting (2007, Los Angeles, California, USA)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 13th Annual Meeting (2008, Berlin, Germany)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts | Minutes
- 14th Annual Meeting (2009, Charleston, South Carolina, USA)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program | Abstracts |
Registration Form | Minutes
- 15th Annual Meeting (2010, Paris, France)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Hotels | Program | Abstracts |
Registration Form | Minutes
- 16th Annual Meeting - Joint Meeting with Cheiron (2011, Calgary/Banff, Alberta, Canada)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Program - Calgary |
Program - Banff
| Abstracts - Calgary
| Abstracts - Banff
- Registration Form |
Poster/Flyer |
Conference Website |
Minutes
- 17th Annual Meeting (2012, Venice, Italy)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts |
Accommodations and Travel |
Program |
Abstracts
- Registration Form (PDF) |
Registration Form (RTF/Rich Text Format) |
Registration Form (DOC/Word document)
- Important Travel Advice |
Art and Music in Venice |
Wordcloud Poster/Flyer |
Minutes
- 18th Annual Meeting (2013, Sydney, NSW, Australia)
- Announcement/Call for Abstracts | Registration Package (Program + Registration)
| Quarantine Station Excursion and Program (June 20)
- Historical Aspects of Movement Disorders: Joint Meeting of the ISHN and the Movement Disorders Society (June 21)
- A Celebration of Australian Neuroscience (June 22)
| Important Information about Travel, Accommodations, and Visiting Sydney
- Abstracts |
Minutes
- 19th Annual Meeting (2014, Brussels, Belgium)
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Welcome to ISHN2014 in Brussels (PDF: presentation to members at ISHN2013) |
First Announcement for ISHN2014 in Brussels (PDF: October 2013)
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Call for Abstracts (PDF: December 2013) |
Preliminary Program (PDF: December 2013) |
Accommodations (Link: Hotel Researvations)
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April Announcement: Registration and Travel Information (PDF: April 2014) |
May Announcement: Accommodations, Posters, Tours, and Other Details (PDF: May 2014)
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June Announcement: PowerPoint, Posters, Excursions, Banquet, and Tours (PDF: June 2014) |
ISHN2014 Registration Form (PDF: revised June 2014)
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ISHN2014 Final Program and Abstracts (PDF: June 2014) |
BASS-ISHN program on 4 July 2014 (PDF: June 2014)
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Minutes
- 20th Annual Meeting (2015, Washington, D.C., USA)
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First Announcement for ISHN2015 (PDF: December 2014)
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Call for Abstracts (PDF: January 2015; revised February 2015) | ISHN2015 Logo
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ISHN2015 Announcement and Meeting Website (President's Welcome; Agenda; Meeting Activities; Faculty; Location;
Hotel and Travel; Registration and Fees; Student Travel Awards) (posted February 2015)
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Final Program and Abstracts (PDF: 22 May 2015)
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ISHN 20th Anniversary Video-Slideshow by Wendy Finger (running time 25:20)
- 21st Annual Meeting (2016, Maastricht, The Netherlands)
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First Announcement (includes links to hotels) |
Maastricht Impressions (photographs)
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Announcement Flyer/Poster
| Organizing Committee
| Registration and Meeting Website
| Program
| Abstracts
- 22nd Annual Meeting (2017, Besançon, France)
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Call for Papers |
Conference Website |
Registration and Accommodation |
Travel |
Final Program and Abstracts
- 23rd Annual Meeting (2018, Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
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First Announcement |
Organizing Committee
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Meeting Website
- 24th Annual Meeting (2019, Vilnius, Lithuania)
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ISHN2019-Vilnius: Registration and Payment |
ISHN2019-Vilnius: Travel and Accommodation |
ISHN2019-Vilnius: Program |
ISHN2019-Vilnius: Abstracts
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ISHN2019-Vilnius: Student Travel Awards |
A Guide to Modern Vilnius (PDF slide show) |
Photographing Vilnius (PDF slide show)
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100 Years of Lithuanian Statehood (PDF slide show) |
Jewish History and Heritage in Lithuania (PDF slide show) |
Discovering Jewish Heritage in Vilnius (PDF slide show)
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Czeslaw Milosz’s Vilnius (PDF slide show about the Nobel laureate) |
- 25th Meeting (9 July 2021, Remote/Online)
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ISHN2021 Program and Registration Information
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- 26th Meeting (2022, Rome, Italy)
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ISHN2022-Rome: Preliminary Announcement (announcement at ISHN2021 meeting)
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ISHN2022-Rome: Call for Abstracts & Symposia (with active link to
"Submit a Form") (due 1 March 2022)
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ISHN2022 Announcement Poster
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ISHN2022 Final Poster
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ISHN2022 Final Program
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ISHN home page at the time of the annual meeting
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ISHN2022 Abstracts
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ISHN2022 Registration Fees and Important Information
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ISHN2022 Registration Form (Online)
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ISHN2022 Travel and Accommodations Information
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ISHN2022-Rome on Twitter: @26thishn
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ISHN2022 Awards and Honors (PDF slideshow)
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ISHN2022 Secretary's Summary Report/Press Release (23 August 2022)
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- 27th Meeting (2023, Rennes, France)
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Revised Plans for ISHN2021 (18 February 2021 announcement)
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ISHN/Rennes2020 will be ISHN/Rennes2021 (27 March 2020 announcement)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact on Medical Meetings (11 March 2020 announcement)
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ISHN2023: Abstracts carried over from 2020
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ISHN2023-Rennes: Call for Papers and Symposia: Poster | ISHN2023-Rennes: Call for Papers and Symposia: Instructions for Abstracts
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ISHN2023-Rennes: Welcome and Preliminary Program |
ISHN2023-Rennes: Travel and Accommodations Information
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ISHN2023-Rennes: Student Travel Awards application |
ISHN2023-Rennes: Twitter account for Rennes2023
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ISHN2023-Rennes mirror site (hosted on neurohistory.nl) |
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- 28th Meeting (2024, Online/Remote/Virtual conference hosted from Los Angeles, California, USA)
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ISHN2024 Call for Abstracts and Submission Instructions
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ISHN2024 Announcement and Invitation
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ISHN2024 Program and Abstracts
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ISHN2024 Instructions for Online/Remote/Virtual Access via Zoom
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ISHN2025 Preview (PDF slideshow)
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ISHN2024 Secretary's Summary Report/Press Release (Summer 2024)
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- 29th Meeting (2025, Paris, France)
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ISHN2025 Call for Abstracts and Submission Instructions
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ISHN2025 Preview (PDF slideshow)
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ISHN2025 Preliminary Program
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ISHN2025 Logo: About the Artist
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ISHN2025 Secretary's Summary Report/Press Release (Summer 2025)
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Annual and Biennial Awards and Honors
The International Society for the History of the Neurosciences and its official publication,
the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, offer the following biennial
prizes to honor outstanding and distinguished scholarship in the history of the neurosciences:
At meetings held in odd-numbered years, the ISHN will award prizes for
(1) Outstanding Article in the History of the Neurosciences and
(2) Outstanding Student Essay in the History of the Neurosciences
At meetings held in even-numbered years, the ISHN will award prizes for
Outstanding Book in the History of the Neurosciences.
Further information about the 2025 awards may be
obtained from the Chair of the ISHN Awards and Prizes Committee:
- Douglas Lanska
- E-mail: douglas.lanska AT gmail.com
The prizes will be awarded at the Society's annual meeting.
The Lifetime Contribution to the History of the Neurosciences Award
may be given annually, at the discretion of the Committee.
Further information about the award for Lifetime Contribution to the History of the
Neurosciences may be obtained from the Chair of the ISHN Lifetime Contribution Award Committee:
- Dr. Axel Karenberg
- History of Medicine and Medical Ethics
- University of Cologne
- Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9
- D-50931 Cologne
- GERMANY
- E-mail: ajg02 AT uni-koeln.de
Award and Prize Recipients
For more details, see:
Guidelines for ISHN Awards and Prizes
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ISHN 25th Anniversary Video |
ISHN 25th Anniversary Video
by Wendy Finger, 2021
(running time 34:23)
ISHN 25th Anniversary Video
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STATEMENT from the Board of ISHN
(April 2022; updated 2023 to include Rennes meeting) |
More than an organization for scholars interested in the history of the neurosciences, the ISHN
(International Society for the History of the Neurosciences)
is a society of friends sharing common goals, including exchanging ideas and furthering education. It has
warmly welcomed members from all over the world irrespective of regional politics and has served as a model
for how people from different countries and backgrounds can respect and work with one another. As an
academic society, we are committed to values of reason and tolerance, and believe diplomacy and dialogue
are the only legitimate means of resolving divergences among nations.
We stand with other scholarly organizations wanting to help the victims of the invasion of Ukraine,
and we support the courageous Russian academics and other dissidents opposing Russia’s aggressive
actions.
Hence:
Registration fees will be waived for Ukrainian academics and students interested in the history
of the neurosciences, to help them attend the ISHN meeting in Rennes this July. They also are
invited to apply for stipends to help cover other costs.
Should the income from our annual meeting exceed our expenses, the surplus will be donated to a
humanitarian charity to help the innocent people displaced by Russia’s war rebuild their lives
and their schools.
News from ISHN2024
- ISHN President Russell A. Johnson presided at the 2024 meeting,
held as an online/remote/virtual conference via Zoom, 25-27 June 2024. The meeting was hosted by
UCLA in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Olivier Walusinski (Private practice, Brou, France) has accepted and assumed
the office of ISHN President for 2024-2025.
- An online/remote/virtual meeting of the ISHN membership will be scheduled for September 2024, to recruit
a President-elect and fill other offices as needed, and to deliver a membership and activities update.
- ISHN2024 Secretary's Summary Report (August 2024)
News from the ISHN Board
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The year 2025 will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Martin Charcot. The Journal of the History of the
Neurosciences (JHN) plans a double issue that will celebrate the bicentennial anniversary
of this seminal figure in the history of medicine and neurology, illustrate the range
and robustness of current-day scholarship on Charcot, and foster continued research
projecting into a third century of Charcot's legacy.
(Call for Abstracts)
International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN) home page
http://www.ishn.org
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