We anticipate another invigorating, motivating - and no doubt, at times, even infuriating - weekend’s worth of a Battle of Ideas.  Invigorating and motivating because of the quality of the debates; infuriating because of the range of views passionately expressed that don’t necessarily coincide with one’s own!  Scientists and the public are constantly wrestling over the interpretation and the place of science in society and policy.  Once again, therefore, the European Dana Alliance for the Brain is delighted to take part in the discussion on the politics and neuroscience of behaviour.

- Pierre Magistretti, Vice-Chairman, European Dana Alliance for the Brain