What kind of work does The Brain Prize recognise? The Brain Prize has been awarded for fundamental research on the nervous system, development of new technologies, and mechanisms and treatment of disease. Nominate here: https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

This film about the 2026 Brain Prize winners, David Ginty and @patrikernfors.bsky.social is a portrait of their upbringings, and their perspectives on the science of touch and pain. https://youtu.be/TTIA9q5Q4XU #BrainPrize2026 #Somatosensation

Brain Prize winner 2025 Frank Winkler will deliver The Brain Prize lecture: Neural Influences on Brain Tumor Growth and Therapy Resistance, at the 12th Congress of the EAN in Geneva, Switzerland. More information: https://www.ean.org/congress2026 European Academy of Neurology #BrainPrize #EAN

HM The King of Denmark presents this year’s winners of The Brain Prize, Patrik Ernfors and David Ginty with their Brain Prize medals at a ceremony in Copenhagen this evening. #BrainPrize2026 #Neuroscience #LundbeckFoundation

Brain Prize 2026 award ceremony in Copenhagen this evening. Chair of The Brain Prize selection committee, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, describes the pioneering work of this year’s winners, David Ginty and Patrik Ernfors. #BrainPrize2026 #Neuroscience

Lene Skole, CEO of the Lundbeck Foundation congratulates the 2026 Brain Prize winners, Patrik Ernfors and David Ginty at an award ceremony in Copenhagen this evening. #BrainPrize2026 #LundbeckFoundation

Brain Prize ceremony 2026. Opening speech from Søren Skou, Chairman, Lundbeck Foundation Board, welcoming the nearly 400 ceremony guests and explaining the importance of the prize to the foundation. #BrainPrize2026 #LundbeckFoundation

Brain Prize winners 2026, Patrik Ernfors (Karolinska Institutet) and David Ginty (Harvard Medical School) delivering their prize lectures on the neuroscience of touch and pain at the University of Copenhagen. #BrainPrize2026 #Somatosensation #Neuroscience

In just five days at the 19th Canadian Association for Neuroscience in Montreal, 2025 Brain Prize winner Michelle Monje will deliver The Brain Prize Lecture, The Neuroscience of Brain Cancers. Full event details: https://can-acn.org/meeting-2026/ #BrainPrize #CanadianNeuroscience

📢 Late registration for the #BrainConference on Cancer Neuroscience is OPEN! 📍 Rungstedgaard, Denmark 🗓️ 25-28 Aug 2026 👉 Register by 12 July: buff.ly/3IpvSDe @brainprize.org @naddenmark.bsky.social

Every action we take depends on movement. In 2022, the world’s largest neuroscience prize, honored pioneering work on the neural circuits controlling it. Nominations for The Brain Prize 2027, now open! More information: https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

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-s... #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

We recently filmed with 2026 Brain Prize winner Professor David Ginty (USA) at Harvard Medical School. Five films exploring the winners and their work on touch and pain are coming in 2026! #BehindTheScenes #BrainPrize2026

📢 EXTENDED DEADLINE: Early registration for the #BrainConference on Neural Foundations of Communication 📍 Crete, Greece 🗓️ 5–8 October 2026 👉 Secure your spot by 5 May: buff.ly/K3ashRl @brainprize.org

Brain Prize winner 2025 Michelle Monje will be delivering The Brain Prize lecture: The Neuroscience of Brain Cancers, at the 19th Canadian Neuroscience Meeting in Montreal, Canada. For more information: https://can-acn.org/meeting-2026/ Canadian Association for Neuroscience

"I don’t know how I was so fortunate to be born in a time and place where a non-academically oriented child can grow up to become a scientist, exploring the neurobiological basis for how we perceive the world around us", Professor David Ginty (USA) #BrainPrize2026 #Neuroscience

How do we feel the world around us? The 2026 Brain Prize Winners have made pioneering discoveries on how the somatosensory system enables us to perceive external stimuli... #SomatosensorySystem #Neuroscience

What’s the impact of the 2026 Brain Prize winners’ discoveries? According to Prof. Håkan Olausson, the winners’ work has provided vital new clues to the mechanisms of touch and pain in humans youtu.be/0VYOKk4jnO0 #Somatosensation #BrainPrize2026

"The Brain Prize winners 2026 have redefined how we think about somatosensation. Their work addresses very current, timely, and urgent questions that we encounter in the clinic", Prof. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Chair of The Brain Prize selection committee youtu.be/j9RlGjObXfw #Somatosensation

"I feel very proud being the recipient of The Brain Prize. It's the most important recognition there is in neuroscience", Professor @patrikernfors.bsky.social (Sweden) Learn more about Patrik Ernfors: brainprize.org/winners/touc... @ki.se #BrainPrize2026

"Their methods have revolutionized the studies of the somatosensory system." Prof. Håkan Olausson on the groundbreaking work of The Brain Prize winners 2026 https://youtu.be/jV0TXjKUSf8 #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

"Winning The Brain Prize to me is remarkable. I love being a scientist, so it's an honour to be recognized for really my life's work", Professor David Ginty (US) Learn more about David Ginty: https://brainprize.org/winners/touch-and-pain-2026/david-ginty #ScientificAchievement #Neuroscience

The review article on the 2026 Brain Prize winners' science is out: The cellular architecture of touch and pain, by Professor Fan Wang (MIT, US) https://brainprize.org/article/cellular-architectures-of-touch-and-pain-ginty-ernfors #BrainPrize2026 #MITResearch

Meet the winners of The Brain Prize 2026. Professors David Ginty and Patrik Ernfors are awarded the prize for their groundbreaking discoveries on the neuroscience of touch and pain. Learn more about the winners: brainprize.org/winners/touc... @ki.se @hhmi-science.bsky.social youtu.be/aaLKHYGU47w

Warm congratulations to The Brain Prize winners 2026, Professor David Ginty and Professor Patrik Ernfors, for their pioneering work on how the nervous system detects and processes touch and pain. Karolinska Institutet HHMI #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

Today the Brain Prize winners 2026 are revealed! Follow the announcement at 4 pm CET at brainprize.org #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

Just one more day to go! Tomorrow at 4 pm CET, The Brain Prize winners 2026 will be revealed. Follow the announcement at brainprize.org #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

The Brain Prize is the world's largest prize in neuroscience. It is awarded annually by the Lundbeck Foundation. Winners are celebrated at a ceremony in Copenhagen with the attendance of the prize's patron, His Majesty The King of Denmark. https://youtu.be/M0EJ5TbaxYQ

Who will be awarded The Brain Prize 2026? On March 5th at 4 pm CET, The Brain Prize 2026 winners will be revealed. Follow the announcement at brainprize.org #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

Join us on March 5 at 4 pm CET for the announcement of The Brain Prize 2026 winners at brainprize.org #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

What is the impact of science prizes? Professor Sir Richard Friend from the University of Cambridge shares his view on the value of research prizes. #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026 https://youtu.be/gofqENBYdMo

How are The Brain Prize winners selected? Learn more about the criteria and selection process: https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

Since 2011, The Brain Prize has recognized major breakthroughs in neuroscience, spanning fundamental research to clinical application. #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

Professor Ole Kiehn received The Brain Prize in 2022 alongside two fellow scientists. Hear his perspective about what it has meant for him professionally. #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026 https://youtu.be/bKK_hnqndI8

New Brain Prize medals in the making. Winners will be announced March 5th and will receive their medals at a ceremony in May. #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026 https://youtu.be/CirNZHAnvco

On March 5th at 4 pm CET, the winners of The Brain Prize 2026 will be revealed. Follow the announcement at brainprize.org #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

Exciting months ahead for The Brain Prize. #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026

How does the peripheral nervous system shape cancer? Find out in the final #BrainPrize2025 webinar, moderated by @michellemonje.bsky.social and Frank Winkler. #braincancer #webinar youtu.be/soTwxz0zdY4

How do nervous system tumours reshape neural circuits? Join the 2nd #BrainPrize2025 webinar with @michellemonje.bsky.social and Frank Winkler moderating a panel of leading researchers. #neuroscience #webinar youtu.be/Lj8pYKhGqKM

Neurons help gliomas grow. Discover how in the first #BrainPrize2025 webinar with @michellemonje.bsky.social and Frank Winkler - pioneering insights reshaping brain cancer research. #braincancer #neuroscience #webinar youtu.be/k6Pgbq5IZGI?...

The Brain Prize 2025 webinars uncover how the nervous system drives and responds to cancer - from brain tumours to neural circuit remodeling and cancers outside the brain. @michellemonje.bsky.social #neuroscience #BrainPrize2025 #webinar brainprize.org/winners/canc...

What is cancer neuroscience, how has it changed what we know about brain tumors, and what possibilities might it hold for patients in the future? Brain Prize winners 2025, professors @michellemonje.bsky.social and Frank Winkler share their perspectives. #BrainPrize2025 youtu.be/R_wlQPPsA04?...

“Basic science often gives you a hard time. There are periods, weeks, even months, sometimes years, where you are not moving forward. But in the end, the rewards are enormous” Frank Winkler, prof. of Neuro-Oncology, Brain Prize winner 2025. #Neuroscience #TheBrainPrize youtu.be/7_CZz4gFyqU

“In the laboratory we find truth. We find something that was not known before. We hope to translate that back to patients to improve care, to improve treatments, and outcomes.” @michellemonje.bsky.social, Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University, #BrainPrize. youtu.be/-mVeQuQfJ1E

“I was advised that having multiple children would detract from my scientific career. But I actually think that it has greatly benefited it.” Prof. @michellemonje.bsky.social, Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University, #BrainPrize2025. #Neuroscience youtu.be/f7sbSuWie5A?...

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

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

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...

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

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