Xjenza : volume 10 : special issue MNS Proceedings (2022)

Abstract

Research on brain function in health and disease is among the priorities for today’s societies, and several indicators put the Mediterranean research area among strategic issues for building new profitable relationships. Many South-North collaborations and networks have emerged in recent years through bilateral and multi-lateral actions, supported by the EU or by international and national actions, whether for setting up teaching curricula, or by building human potential. The MNS is created to support and help strengthening all initiatives that bring together Mediterranean neuroscientists. The previously successfully held Mediterranean Conferences of Neuroscience were organized in Montpellier in 1997, Marrakech in 2006, Alexandria in 2009, Istanbul in 2012, Pula – Sardinia in 2015, St. Julian – Malta in 2017, and Marrakech again in 2019. These conferences gather up to 400 scientists from all Mediterranean and other countries, and offer a rich program with world-class lectures, symposia, poster sessions and social events. These meetings have proved to be highly beneficial, not only for the scientific exchanges, but also in terms of training opportunities for students and young researchers.