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The Brain Prize is the world’s largest prize for brain research. It is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation.

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This morning Larry Abbott, 2024 Brain Prize winner, delivered a plenary lecture at #ECNP2025. It was a stunning example of how reconstruction of neural circuits at synapse resolution can provide fundamental insights into mechanisms of circuit computation.

#NeuralCircuits #TheBrainPrize
October 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Come and join The Brain Prize Lecture from Larry Abbott, US, at #ECNP2025. The 2024 prize co-recipient will present work on how connectomics advance our understanding of two neural systems, as well as its implications for neurology.
Details: www.ecnp.eu/congress2025...

#TheBrainPrize #neuroscience
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We are proud to see our Brain Prize documentary film among the finalists at this year’s Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.

Watch the documentary: brainprize.org/winners/comp...
September 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Brain Prize has honoured 49 scientists, recognising breakthroughs across all areas of brain research.
Nominations for 2026 are open until 1 Sep. 2025: brainprize.org/nomination-s...

The Selection Committee carefully ensures the award reflects the full breadth of the field.
#brainprize #nominate
July 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society: The Brain Prize Lectures ow.ly/xHP050WmcWm

• Haim Sompolinsky (Harvard University/Hebrew University)
From Brain to Mind: Emergent Properties of Neuronal Circuits

• Larry F. Abbott (Columbia University)
Modeling the Navigational Circuitry of the Fly
July 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Invitation to The Brain Prize Lectures 2025

Prof. Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler will present a research lecture on their pioneering contributions to neuroscience.
27 May at the University of Copenhagen, followed by a reception.

Find the programme and register: brainprize.org/activities/t...
May 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nominations of candidates for The Brain Prize 2026 are now open!
Find all the details about the nomination process at: brainprize.org/nomination-s...

#brainprize #prize #nomination #neuroscience
May 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Artificial neural networks were once thought to be a dead end— until pioneering work in theoretical and computational neuroscience proved otherwise.

Discover how neuroscience paved the way for Artificial Intelligence: From Mind to Machine: brainprize.org/winners/comp...
March 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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 documentary with #TheBrainPrize2024 winners: brainprize.org/winners/comp...
March 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Brain Prize 2025 winners, Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler have uncovered a profound connection between cancer and the nervous system, fundamentally changing our understanding of the biology of brain tumours – and paving the way for potential treatment strategies. Learn more: brainprize.org
March 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Tumours in the brain hijack fundamental neural mechanisms to drive their own progression. The Brain Prize 2025 winners Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social and
Frank Winkler have fundamentally changed our understanding of the biology of brain tumours. Learn more:
brainprize.org/winners/canc...
March 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The premiere of Artificial Intelligence: From Mind to Machine was sold out but the film is now available: brainprize.org/winners/comp...
Thanks for facilitating an interesting discussion on the potential & challenges of AI @elektronista.dk @serge.belongie.com Kasper Bielefeldt & an engaged audience.
March 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What a grand evening in Copenhagen!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the premiere of Artificial Intelligence: From Mind to Machine.
 
The documentary is now available to watch online at brainprize.org/winners/comp...
March 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Professors Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler have been honored with The Brain Prize 2025 for pioneering the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Watch to hear from Prof. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Chair of The Brain Prize Selection Committee, on this year’s award and the winners’ discoveries: brainprize.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Brain Prize 2025 winners, Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordneuro.bsky.social, and Frank Winkler, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social have revolutionized our understanding of Gliomas — revealing how brain tumours integrate into neural circuits in ways that drive their own progression.
March 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Watch Lene Skole, the CEO of the @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social explain why The Brain Prize is awarded, and hear from the 2025 winners: @michellemonje.bsky.social @stanfordneuro.bsky.social, @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital. Watch the full film at brainprize.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.

Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
March 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Tomorrow, we unveil the winners of this year's Brain Prize —the world’s largest award in neuroscience. Stay tuned at brainprize.org to discover who's groundbreaking achievements have been recognised with The Brain Prize 2025. #thebrainprize2025
March 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In just two days we will announce The Brain Prize Winners 2025. Tune in to learn more about the winners and their pioneering research at brainprize.org #thebrainprize2025
March 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
As the 2025 Brain Prize Announcement approaches, we celebrate the groundbreaking work of laureates past and present. Explore their remarkable contributions to neuroscience on our website: brainprize.org/winners
February 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM