SiNAPSA, Slovenian Neuroscience Association, connects researchers and professionals from various fields related to neuroscience in Slovenia and abroad. Established in 2003, it achieved international recognition by organising the IBRO-FENS Summer School on Cognitive Neuroscience of Working Memory in 2004, by subsequent organisation of biennal SiNAPSA Neuroscience Conferences (including the FENS Features Regional Meeting in 2001) as well as through several educational workshops, brain awareness events and activities involving children, lay public and patient organisations, that have garnered widespread support and media attention in Slovenia and abroad. SiNAPSA also facilitated the creation of and has been providing support to the Slovenian Brain Council, a patient-expert-industry forum for the advancement of neuroscience research and effective translation of knowledge into clinical practice.