In order to promote and recognize outstanding and original scholarship, the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN) will award a biennial prize to the author or authors of an exceptional book in the history of the neurosciences. This prize will be awarded at ISHN annual meetings held in even-numbered years.

General Rules:

• Monographs as well as multi-authored books may be nominated. Edited books will be excluded from the competition.
• There is no restriction on the language of the publication.
• The book should have appeared in a time period, no longer than 3 years before the year of the award. For the 2022 award, books published between January 2019 and December 2021, inclusive, are eligible.
• Candidates do not necessarily have to be members of the ISHN.
• Nominations may come from anybody; self-nominations are allowed.

Nominations will consist of (1) a complete citation of the nominated book and (2) a brief (no longer than one page) statement about the book's significance and importance. Entries should be sent to the Chair of the ISHN Awards and Prizes Committee: Award for Outstanding Book in the History of the Neurosciences:

Douglas Lanska

Email: douglas.lanska AT gmail.com

Nominations must be received no later than May 1, 2022.

For further information about the Book Prize or the ISHN, please contact Dr. Lanska.