The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) is a European federation of scientific societies for basic scientists and physicians whose research is focused on the brain and nervous system (i.e., neuroscience).

The federation was founded in 1998 to coordinate and present at the European level the research of members of national and European neuroscience societies.

Every meeting takes place in a different European country hosted by its national neuroscience society.

[4] In addition, twice yearly more specialised meetings are organized in collaboration with the Lundbeck Foundation, called The Brain Conferences.

[5][6][7] Together with Wiley-Blackwell, the federation publishes the European Journal of Neuroscience, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal,[8] and the FENS Forum Abstracts, the proceedings of the FENS Forums of European Neuroscience.