 These national groups are members of the International Society of Neuropathology (ISN) which was formed in May 1967, derived from a previous international group of neuropathologists formed in 1950.The object of the Society is to further the study of neuropathology, to promote the exchange of scientific and professional information by means of regular meetings, lectures and publications, and to provide the opportunity for discussions between neuropathologists in Britain and 'overseas'.Godwin Greenfield is regarded  as the founding father of the British Neuropathological Society.