The Brain Prize

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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
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Nov 3
Behind every scientific breakthrough is a team. David Ginty says the 2026 Brain Prize discoveries were made possible by his laboratory members' creativity, dedication, and collaboration over the years. Read more: brainprize.org/winners/touch-… #BrainPrize2026
The Brain Prize
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Oct 27
If you had met Patrik Ernfors as a child, becoming a scientist might not have been your first prediction. His journey took unexpected turns before leading to groundbreaking discoveries in neuroscience. Read his story: brainprize.org/winners/touch-… #BrainPrize2026
The Brain Prize
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Oct 20
As a teenager, David Ginty wasn't interested in school. It was his mother who encouraged him to attend college, a decision that ultimately led him to become the 2026 Brain Prize winner. Read David Ginty's story: brainprize.org/winners/touch-… #BrainPrize2026
The Brain Prize
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Oct 13
How do you feel a basketball, or a hot stove? 2026 Brain Prize winners mapped the neurons of touch and pain — work now pointing toward treatments such as chronic pain. #BrainPrize #Neuroscience
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The Brain Prize
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Oct 12
At the ECNP Congress, Brain Prize 2025 recipient Frank Winkler delivered The Brain Prize Lecture on “Malignant Networks in the Brain,” presenting his research on tumor–brain network interactions. #BrainPrize #Neuroscience #ECNP

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