Three scientists have collectively won The Brain Prize—the largest award for neuroscience—in recognition of their contributions to the science of brain plasticity.
Neuroscientists Christine Holt, Michael Greenberg, and Erin Schuman will share the 10 million DKK award (roughly €1.3 million or US $1.45 million), which is considered the world’s most prestigious in neuroscience. The prize is presented annually by Denmark's Lundbeck Foundation in recognition of highly significant and influential advances in brain research. The award ceremony will take place in Copenhagen later this year.
Richard Morris, a neuroscientist at the University of Edinburgh and the chair of The Brain Prize selection committee, tells The Scientist that the recipients’ research has had a “tremendous scientific impact.”
The Brain Prize recognizes the three scientists’ research on the molecular mechanisms behind neural plasticity: the brain’s ability to rewire connections as it learns, develops, heals from injury, and adapts to new information.
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