Letter to the editor and authors' response: Reaction to abi-rached JM (2012): From Brain to neuro: The Brain research association and the making of British neuroscience, 1965-1996. Journal of the history of the neurosciences 21:189-213

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We thank Abi-Rached, who is now joined by Rose, for their response (2013) to our letter (Balazs & Reynolds, 2013). Their letter, however, continues to perpetuate some inaccuracies that require correction and brief discussion.Our letter was not based on emotional or any particular philosophical approach to history, whether "heroic portraiture" or "movements of resistance" "from below." We believe that the main approach to the history of neuroscience should be similar to that of neuroscience itself, that is, based primarily on the evidence and, as in this case, the documented facts rather than frail memories or philosophical inclinations. Our concern was and is to rectify the factual errors and accompanying distortion of history in the article by Abi-Rached (2012), which it appears was heavily influenced by the views and personal communications of Rose.