COST actions have a network character and are aimed at basic research. Because they are viewed as path breaking initiatives for scientific policy making, they are usually not framed by policy directives but based on the initiative of researcher groups. The current project, COST B27 - Electric Neuronal Oscillations and Cognition (ENOC), has the main objective 'to increase the knowledge of the electric neuronal oscillations correlated to memory and attention as the basis for neuronal regulation aimed at enhancing the human performance and health'. COST actions are oler than the EU framework programs for scientific funding.