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The Brain Prize

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The Brain Prize

@BrainPrize

The Brain Prize is the world's largest brain research prize - awarded to researchers with ground-breaking impact on neuroscience. DKK 10 million.

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The Brain Prize
@BrainPrize
May 1
Nominations for The Brain Prize, the world’s largest prize for neuroscience now open! Candidates working in any country and any field of neuroscience are eligible. Nominations close September 1st 2026. For more information visit: brainprize.org/nomination-sel… #BrainPrize
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The Brain Prize
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Mar 19, 2025
Did you know that neuroscience played a key role in AI’s development? Artificial Intelligence: From Mind to Machine explores how brain research led to artificial neural networks, machine learning, and modern AI. Watch the full documentary: brainprize.org/winners/comput…
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The Brain Prize
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Jun 14, 2024
Watch a film about this year's the three Brain Prize 2024 winners @HSompolinsky, Terry Sejnowski and Larry Abbott: lundbeckfonden.com/the-brain-priz… #brainprize #neuroscience
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The Brain Prize
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Mar 23, 2023
Congratulations to The Brain Prize winners of 2023: Professors Michael Greenberg, Christine Holt and @erin_schuman. They have done pioneering work on molecular mechanisms of brain development and plasticity Read: lundbeckfonden.com/en/pioneering-… #TheBrainPrize #BrainPrize23 #neuroscience
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The Brain Prize
@BrainPrize
Oct 3, 2024
The human brain consists of billions of neurons, connected by trillions of synapses. How are these connections modified throughout life in ways that allow us to learn, form memories and adapt to the world around us? Watch: lundbeckfonden.com/the-brain-priz… #neuroscience #neuroplasticity
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The Brain Prize
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Jul 19, 2023
Experience the power of research and hope through the lens of The Brain Prize's 20-minute explainer film on #migraine. Discover the groundbreaking work of 4 neuroscientists and the life-changing potential of new treatments. 📽 Watch now: lundbeckfonden.com/the-brain-priz… #neuroscience
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The Brain Prize
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Mar 3, 2022
We are excited to announce the Brain Prize winners 2022: Congratulations to Silvia Arber (CH), Martyn Goulding (NZ) & Ole Kiehn (DK) who have revolutionized our understanding of the neuronal cell types and circuits that control movement. lundbeckfonden.com/en/the-brain-p… #TheBrainPrize
The Brain Prize
@BrainPrize
Mar 6, 2024
Congratulations to The Brain Prize winners 2024: Larry Abbott, @sejnowski, and @HSompolinsky They have pioneered the field of computational and theoretical neuroscience and have made seminal contributions to our understanding of the principles that govern the brain’s
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The Brain Prize
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Mar 5, 2025
Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025! Professors @michelle_monje, @StanfordMed and @HHMINEWS Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience. They have revealed a profound connection between cancer and
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The Brain Prize
@BrainPrize
Jun 19, 2024
Hear the stories of the 2024 Brain Prize recipients @hsompolinsky, Terry Sejnowski, and Larry Abbott , who laid the foundation of theoretical and computational neuroscience. lundbeckfonden.com/the-brain-priz… #BrainPrize #Neuroscience
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The Brain Prize
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Apr 29, 2020
The Brain Prize 2020 is awarded to Huda Zoghbi and Adrian Bird for their fundamental and pioneering work on Rett syndrome. Congratulations! @TexasChildrens @EdinburghUni lundbeckfonden.com/en/mapping-of-…
The Brain Prize
@BrainPrize
Feb 7, 2024
The Brain Prize – the world's largest prize in neuroscience – will reveal this year’s winners on March 5th. Watch the announcement live at thebrainprize.com #thebrainprize2024
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The Brain Prize
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Feb 19, 2024
Soon, we'll reveal who will be honoured with the prestigious Brain Prize 2024 medals. Take a look at the makers of The Brain Prize medal, @georgjensen, where Danish craftsmanship meets excellence. Watch the announcement live at thebrainprize.com #thebrainprize2024
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The Brain Prize
@BrainPrize
Mar 6, 2018
The Brain Prize 2018 is awarded to Baart De Strooper, Michel Goedert, Christian Haass and John Hardy! The efforts of these four leading scientists to understand Alzheimer's have provided the foundation for treatment of one of the most devastating diseases lundbeckfonden.com/four-neuroscie…