The Brain Prize

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-sel… #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

Proteins are life’s building blocks. How does something as complicated as the brain make them? Read about the brain’s protein factories at the Frontiers for Young Minds Brain Prize collection. kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #Neuroscience #BrainPrize

In just 4 days, @michelle_monje, 2025 winner of The Brain Prize, will deliver The Brain Prize Lecture at the Japanese Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting in Kobe. For more information: neuro2026.jnss.org/en/ @jnsorg #BrainPrize #Neuroscience #JNS

We make thousands of decisions every day - from the mundane to the life-changing. Find out how the brain makes decisions at the Frontiers for Young Minds Brain Prize collection. kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #Neuroscience #BrainPrize

"I feel incredibly fortunate to receive recognition for doing something that I love – probing the unknown with my talented and dedicated staff, students, and postdocs." David Ginty, Brain Prize winner 2026. brainprize.org/nomination-sel… #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

Did you know that AI learns like the brain? Find out more about the neuroscience of AI in The Brain Prize collection at Frontiers for Young Minds. kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #Neuroscience #BrainPrize

The Brain Prize 2025 winner @michelle_monje will deliver The Brain Prize Lecture at the 49th Annual Meeting of the JNS in Kobe, Japan. For more information: neuro2026.jnss.org/en/ @jnsorg #BrainPrize #Neuroscience #JNS

The Frontiers for Young Minds Brain Prize collection introduces the work of winners of The Brain Prize, studying memory, emotions, behaviour, brain circuits, and neurological disorders. Learn more: kids.frontiersin.org/collections/73… #Neuroscience #BrainPrize

The Brain Prize 2025 winners Frank Winkler and @michelle_monje delivered The Brain Prize Lecture at the FENS Forum in Barcelona, sharing insights from their groundbreaking work in cancer neuroscience. #CancerNeuroscience #BrainPrize #FENS

Help us find the next winner of the world's largest brain research prize. Nominate a candidate for The Brain Prize 2027 brainprize.org/nomination-sel… #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

Created in conjunction with the 2024 Brain Prize, our documentary "Artificial Intelligence: From Mind to Machine" has won another award, this time in the Science & Technology Documentary category at the US International Awards. Watch the documentary here: brainprize.org/winners/comput…

In just five days at the FENS Forum in Barcelona, the 2025 Brain Prize winners, Frank Winkler and @michelle_monje, will deliver The Brain Prize Lecture. For more information: fens.org @FENSorg #BrainPrize #Neuroscience #FENS

Brain Prize winner 2025, Frank Winkler, recently delivered The Brain Prize Lecture: Neural Influences on Brain Tumor Growth and Therapy Resistance, at the 12th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Geneva. @EANeurology #BrainPrize #CancerNeuroscience #EAN

What causes migraine? Can it be treated? The 2021 Brain Prize winners revealed a trigger for migraine, paving the way for new treatments. Who should receive The Brain Prize 2027? For more information visit: brainprize.org/nomination-sel… #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

In just four days at the 12th Congress of the EAN in Geneva, 2025 Brain Prize winner Frank Winkler will deliver The Brain Prize lecture: Neural Influences on Brain Tumor Growth and Therapy Resistance. For more information: ean.org/congress2026 @EANeurology #BrainPrize #Neuroscience #EAN

Who can nominate for The Brain Prize? The answer is anyone. Got to brainprize.org/nomination-sel… to nominate your candidate for The Brain Prize 2027 #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

The 2026 Brain Prize portrait film documents the lives and careers of David Ginty and Patrik Ernfors and how new technologies have been instrumental in their pioneering research. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=DDXm32… #BrainPrize2026 #Somatosensation

Since it was first awarded in 2011, The Brain Prize has recognised 51 neuroscientists from 11 different countries for pioneering work in 16 different areas of neuroscience, from basic to clinical. brainprize.org/nomination-sel… #BrainPrize #Neuroscience

The Brain Prize 2025 winners, Frank Winkler and @michelle_monje, will deliver The Brain Prize Lecture at the FENS Forum in Barcelona. For more information: fens.org @FENSorg #BrainPrize #Neuroscience #FENS

The 2026 Brain Prize portrait film shows how inspirational teachers and mentors sparked the scientific journeys of the 2026 Brain Prize winners David Ginty and Patrik Ernfors. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=DDXm32… #BrainPrize2026 #Somatosensation

Today, Frontiers for Young Minds launches The Brain Prize Collection in partnership with the @BrainPrize Explore the collection of 10 amazing articles about the brain and written for children here kids.frontiersin.org/collections/73…