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brain research in Spain and thus expanding the knowledge of the functioning of the healthy brain, its diseases and their social impact. The CIEN Foundation is one of its founding members and participates as a Secretariat in its Board of Directors since November 2013. The CEC performs these tasks in permanent contact with the European Brain Council (EBC), participating in turn as a mem- ber observer in the Academy of the European Brain Council and as an alternate member of the representation of the Academy in the EBC General Assembly.
In 2019 the CEC has participated in the following activities:
• Brain Awareness Week: olfaction in Parkinson’s disease, organized by the Span- ish Brain Council, together with the Spanish Parkinson’s Federation, the Cajal Institute-CSIC and the Spanish Olfactory Network. It took place on March 12 at the Cajal Institute and featured presentations by research professionals, both basic and applied, a practical olfaction workshop and a visit to the facil- ities where these research is carried out.
• Proyecto Share4Brain: a European Erasmus+ project. The Erasmus+ project, en- titled “Sharing good practices for brain education in Europe” (Share4Brain), in which the CEC has participated since its inception in 2019, is aimed at the awareness of the academic and general public, as well as the relevant public institutions, on the importance of developing basic and clinical research in neuroscience to guarantee a better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The Share4Brain project aims to bring together patients, brain researchers, scientists, physicians, and caregivers and provide them with the skills and knowledge necessary to promote brain research and raise awareness about the social impact of brain diseases.
• Publication of the document “Ten priorities for national brain and mental health plans”. . The European Brain Council, together with the National Brain Councils of France, Spain, Belgium and Serbia, has prepared this text with the aim of promoting Brain research. Bibliography: Croat Med J. 2019; 60: 152-5. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2019.60.152.
Media campaigns
Neuro 2020: “Neurodegenerative Diseases 2020. International Year of Research and Innovation”
This year the meetings of the Governing Commission of the event of exception- al public interest “Neurodegenerative Diseases 2020. International Year of Re- search and Innovation”, established in March 2019, have been launched in order to comply with the provisions of the Ninety-seventh additional provision of Law 6/2018, of July 3, on General State Budgets for the year 2018 with the heading: Tax benefits applicable to “Neurodegenerative Diseases 2020. Year of admission of Research and Innovation”.