ISHN Book Award 2004
ISHN 2004 Award for Outstanding Book in the History of the Neurosciences. In order to promote and recognize outstanding and original scholarship, the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN) will award a biennial prize to the author or authors of an exceptional book in the history of the neurosciences. This prize is awarded at ISHN annual meetings held in even-numbered years. It was first presented at the ISHN meeting in Los Angeles, California, 1-5 June 2002 to Malcolm Macmillan for his book An Odd Kind of Fame: Stories of Phineas Gage, MIT Press, 2000. General Rules: - Monographs as well as multi-authored books may be nominated. Edited books will be excluded from the competition 7 There is no restriction on the language of the publication 7 The book should have appeared in a time period no longer than 3 years before the year of the award. -Candidates do not necessarily have to be members of the ISHN 7 Nominations may come from anybody; self-nominations are allowed. However, nominations from the Chair or committee members are not permitted. The Chair maintains the list of nominations. Nominations will consist of (1) 2 copies of the nominated book and (2) a brief (no longer than one page) statement about the book's significance and importance. Entries should be sent to the Chair of the ISHN Awards and Prizes Committee: Dr. Marjorie Lorch School of Language, Linguistics and Culture Birkbeck College, University of London 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPD England Email: m.lorch@bbk.ac.uk