Functional Neurological Disorder Society

10/15/2026

🎙️ New FND Society Podcast!

🎤Jason Kreuzman, pediatric OT and founder of RewireOT, discusses pediatric FND treatment, sensory processing, “rewiring the predictive brain,” and the importance of education, advocacy & patient-caregiver collaboration.

🎧 https://loom.ly/jQTso38

10/12/2026

🎙️ New FNDS Podcast Episode!

Dr. Jan Coebergh joins us to discuss FND rule-in signs, functional tremor, the “broken escalator” phenomenon, migraines, and more.

🎧 Listen to Season 3, Episode 5: Jan Coebergh: Rule In Signs, Migraines, and More

🔗https://loom.ly/OAROYqk

09/22/2026

📄Professor Jon Stone has published commentary in response to the article:
Functional neurological disorders: misunderstanding “Dualism” by Anton Scamvougeras &David Castle
https://loom.ly/l3f-aXo

Check out the 🔗 below to read his response:
https://loom.ly/sCTlZQk

Psychological and psychiatric explanations for Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) are routinely dismissed as embodying “dualism” or “mind-body dualism”, strongly implying that any notion of ps...

09/15/2026

🧠 Research Highlight:

Mega-analysis of structural magnetic resonance imaging in 493 patients with functional neurological disorder

The findings offer new insights into FND pathophysiology and raise important questions for future research.

https://loom.ly/n7VyLSQ

Background Despite a resurgence of research in functional neurological disorder (FND), knowledge of its pathophysiology is limited. To date, structural neuroimaging studies have typically been underpowered and have produced heterogenous findings. Mega-analyses combine individual raw participant data...

08/06/2026

📢Check out this Neurology Podcast!
🎙️ Dr. Dara Albert speaks with FNDS President Professor Jon Stone recapping the 2026 FNDS Conference focusing on growth in the field, multidisciplinary care, cultural perspectives, and more.
🔗https://loom.ly/tm9s5Dk

Dr. Dara Albert talks with Dr. Jon Stone about the latest advancements in FND from the recent International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder. Dr. Jon Stone shares insights on the field's growth, multidisciplinary care, cultural perspectives, and future directions. Check out the for mor...

07/30/2026

📢 Call for Manuscripts!

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR) is seeking original research for a special section on Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) After Head Trauma.

Topics include:
🧠 Epidemiology & risk factors
🔬 Diagnosis & pathophysiology
💬 Patient/provider perspectives
💡 FND-specific interventions & more

📅 Synopsis deadline: Nov. 1, 2026

👓See the Infographic below for all of the details on how to submit

https://loom.ly/wYKLEso

07/22/2026

🎙️New FNDS Podcast: FNDS Conference 2026
🔦 Hear about some highlights and favorite moments from our guests who were all speakers during the conference
🔗 to episode: https://loom.ly/AM9PHEE
🔗 for Request for FCD Treatment Materials: https://loom.ly/ovejf8Q
🔗 for Classification Committee Information Page and to provide feedback: https://loom.ly/KnEeFpo

07/14/2026

📅FNDS is pleased to highlight the Placebo, Hypnosis, and Functional Disorders Conference 2026 (Nancy, France, Oct 14-16), an ambitious meeting dedicated to advancing the clinical and scientific understanding of the interaction between mind, body, and society. This initiative promotes interdisciplinary dialogue and shared clinical advances.

This event is supported by the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies, the International Society of Hypnosis, and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.

Additional information on the conference website : https://loom.ly/GdE5eEo

06/18/2026

🛬 We hope everyone had safe travels home after the FND Society Conference Baltimore 2026! Here are some 📷from the final day of the conference. Thank you again to all of our speakers, in-person and virtual attendees, poster presenters, board members, and Robert and Megan for making a successful and enjoyable conference! We look forward to seeing everyone in Prague in 2028!

06/16/2026

As the curtain closes on this last day of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026, we want to congratulate our first two Mark Hallett Award winners Dr. Joseph Jankovic and Dr. Anthony Lang. Congratulations and thank you both for your wonderful presentations! 👏