▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Bra in ▁Research ▁Organ ization ▁( B RA ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Research ▁Fund , ▁later ▁renamed ▁The ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Foundation ,( 1 9 4 9 ). ▁He ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Ne uro chem istry ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁edit ors ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Bra in ▁Research ▁Organ ization ▁( IB RO ) ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁secretary - general , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁Ne uro chem istry ▁( IS N ) ▁( 1 9 6 7 ). ▁After ▁leading ▁a ▁research ▁unit ▁at ▁Wh itch urch ▁Psych iat ric ▁Hospital ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 6 0 ), ▁he ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Council ▁Ne uro ps ych iat ric ▁Research ▁Unit ▁in ▁Car shal ton ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 7 1 ). ▁Through out ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁promoted ▁international ▁collaboration ▁in ▁research . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Rich ter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bath , ▁Som erset , ▁third ▁child ▁of ▁Charles ▁A ▁Rich ter , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁firm , ▁Bath ▁Cab inet ▁Mak ers . ▁From ▁O undle ▁School ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where