VERY BRIEF HISTORICAL 
NOTE ABOUT I.O.P.
 

In 1978, many leading brain scientists and researchers from around the world appointed and supported by the scientific, medical and governmental authorities of their countries formed the Committee for the Foundation of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. The purpose of that very large International Committee was to officially establish the International Organization of Psychophysiology on legal grounds as a professional organization according to standard precepts of International Law. In order to achieve this, the Founding Committee obtained help and accreditation from the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

After intense preparation, in 1982, the International Organization of Psychophysiology (I.O.P.) was formally founded and its Constitution and By-Laws were fully accredited by the United Nations (I.O.P., 1982). I.O.P. was recognized and admitted to the United Nations as the only accredited world organization representing Psychophysiology in accordance with International law. Since 1982, I.O.P. is also in Consultative Status with the United Nations. Consequently, I.O.P. selectively participates on United Nations Programs/Projects, Commissions and Committees such as Applications of Science and Technologies to Development, Health Standards, Narcotic Drugs, Medical Ethics, Crime Prevention and Control, Status of Women, Social Development, Human Rights, Education, World Peace and others.

In 1987, the International Organization of Psychophysiology for its highly significant contribution was awarded with the prestigious "Peace Messenger Prize" by the United Nations General Assembly and its Secretary General.

I.O.P. maintains relations with 2,122 institutions around the world and its Membership comes from 49 countries, 5 continents, continental sub-divisions and regions of the world.

One of I.O.P.’s goals is to strengthen Psychophysiology by uniting psychophysiologists around the world and integrating interdisciplinary Psychophysiology as a leading basic and applied medical/brain/behavioral neuroscience. Several national associations of Psychophysiology have been established and are officially affiliated to I.O.P. also as national chapters of I.O.P. in those countries. Other candidacies from different countries are now being considered and evaluated.

Since 1983, I.O.P. is also publishing its highly acclaimed International Journal of Psychophysiology with the most fruitful cooperation and support of Elsevier Science Publishers, the most distinguished publishing company dedicated to the highest standards of excellence in medical sciences. This official journal of I.O.P. which since 1999 is the only monthly publication in Psychophysiology constitutes a unique and highly prestigious international forum of integrated Neuroscientific Psychophysiology. Moreover, the articles accepted by the referees and published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology enjoy the largest readership in the world since this journal has the most institutional subscriptions among journals in the field of Psychophysiology. For instance, several Special Issues of the International Journal of Psychophysiology are dedicated to most crucial themes pertaining to the future development of Psychophysiology.

Every two years, I.O.P. holds World Congresses of Psychophysiology, recognized to be entitled as "The Olympics of the Brain". The 15^th World Congress of Psychophysiology - the Olympics of the Brain - of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, associated with the United Nations will be held in Budapest, Hungary, August 30 - September 4, 2010.