The International Brain Commission (1903–1914): Dutch and Swiss Perspective (Towards Neurosciences beyond Borders)

We wish to highlight the political impact of neuroscientific societies as forums of cross-border communication from a historical point of view. We trace the efforts of Constantin von Monakow, a founder of Swiss Neurology, and Cornelis Winkler, one of the primary figures in the early years of Dutch neurology and psychiatry, to shape their medical fields in their countries of residence. The foundation of the International Brain Commission and the failing of its continuation after World War I is reflected by the struggle to constitute the Swiss Neurological Society and the Netherlands Society of... Mehr ...