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Abstracts of papers presented at the 2010 meeting of the International Society of the History of the Neurosciences are presented, including ones on: neurology and medical care in late-19th-century Spain; similarities in symptoms of motor neuron disease and certain kinds of Parkinson's disease; ancient satires of phrenology; and others.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. The proceedings include various topics such as the impact of pre-existing degenerative spondylolisthesis on laminectomy for lumbar canal stenosis, spinal dural arterio-venous fistula, and porous coated motion artificial cervical disk replacement. The objective, design, outcome measures, results, and conclusion of these studies are provided.

Information about several papers discussed in the conference "From Inner Game to Neuroscience," held on June 22, Edinburgh, Scotland is presented. It was attended by several speakers including Kirsty McWilliams, Louise Wightman, and Kitty Gordon. Topics of the paper presented are pathology in neuroscience, executive coaching and emotional intelligence.