The Brain Prize

The world's largest brain research prize is Danish and is awarded and founded by the Lundbeck Foundation. Each year, we award 10 million DKK (approx. 1,3 million€) to one or more brain researchers who have had a ground-breaking impact on brain research.

Professor Larry Abbott, Haim Sompolinsky and Terrence Sejnowski

The Brain Prize Winners 2024

Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski and Haim Sompolinsky have made pioneering contributions to the field of computational and theoretical neuroscience and have made seminal contributions to our understanding of the principles that govern the brain’s structure, dynamics and the emergence of cognition and behaviour.

The Brain Prize Winners 2024

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The Brain Prize Lectures - Winners of The Brain Prize 2024

May 29 - 4.00 PM

The University of Copenhagen

Lectures on Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience

Brain Prize Events

The Brain Prize Announcement Film | 2024

Prize Nomination

Nominate a candidate and read mores about the nomination and selection process

Nomination & Selection Process

The Selection Committee

Meet the 10 international members of the committee

Members of the Selection Committee

What is The Brain Prize?

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Press Release The Brain Prize 2024

Pioneering work in computational and theoretical neuroscience is awarded the world’s largest brain research prize

Professors Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski, and Haim Sompolinsky have pioneered the field of computational and theoretical neuroscience and made seminal contributions to our understanding of the brain.
Optogenetics

A highly effective biological brake

A team of scientists at the University of Copenhagen has turned movement ‘off‘ and ‘on’ in genetically modified laboratory mice by controlling specific brain cells.
The Brain Prize 2023

The Brain Prize winners celebrated in Copenhagen

Three top international researchers, Professors Christine Holt (UK), Erin Schuman (USA) and Michael Greenberg (USA), were presented with The Brain Prize 2023 by HRH The Crown Prince at a ceremony in Copenhagen.