21st Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)

Neurology Medical Congress Location: Barcelona, Spain Date: 30 August - 03 September 2008

The 21^st ECNP Congress which will be organised from 30 August - 3 September 2008 in Barcelona, Spain.

The scientific programme is the most important part of the ECNP Congress. As a rule it consists of plenary lectures, a limited (28) number of symposia, educational updates, brainstorming sessions and poster sessions. In addition, Breaking News symposia, focussing on the latest developments in preclinical and clinical research in neuropsychopharmacology, will be organised.

The Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) has once again been able to compose a high level, wellbalanced scientific programme in which the latest findings in neuropsychopharmacology and related disciplines in both preclinical and clinical symposia are presented and discussed. The various aspects of pharmacotherapy of brain disorders in order to improve the life of patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders are also covered.

Main topics: Antipsychotics beyond dopamine antagonism ; Prediction and prevention of suicide; Hypocretin (orexin) peptides: common currency in addiction and arousal?; Unlicensed applications of licensed psychotropic drugs; Endophenotypes and spectrums in obsessive-compulsive disorder;

The Barcelona of the 21^st century is a European capital of astonishing cultural energy and a passion for progress, a city whose day-to-day life brings together every imaginable facet of the most diverse activities: these are the potentials that have fashioned the city's present and give it the impetus to move forward into the future. The Catalonia Palace of Congresses, Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, is located in one of the most beautiful gardens in the city.

Registration fees:

• persons studying for a pre-doctoral or doctoral degree
• post-docs employed at universities and scientific institutions within the first 4 years of receiving their PhD
• residents within the first 4 years of receiving their MD
• participants from countries with developing economies (World Bank List – September 2007).

Participants (except participants from countries with developing economies) applying for a reduced fee should provide a copy of their student card or an official letter from the head of their department, university or institution.