Credit: Biozentrum, Universität Basel, Matthew Lee
Credit: Biozentrum, Universität Basel, Matthew Lee - Silvia Arber from the FMI and the Biozentrum, University of Basel receives the Brain Prize 2022, the world's largest neuroscience Prize. With this award, the Lundbeck Foundation recognizes this year's three prize winners for their pioneering research into the neuronal circuits that control movement. The discovery of the fundamental cells and circuits underlying the regulation of vertebrate body movement is important in health and disease. The neurobiologist Prof. Silvia Arber receives the Brain Prize together with Prof. Ole Kiehn from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Prof. Martyn Goulding from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA. The foundation honors the laureates for having revolutionized the understanding of the fundamental cells and circuits underlying mammalian body movement and having defined the importance of these elements in health and disease. Professor Richard Morris, Chair of The Brain Prize Selection Committee, explains the reasoning behind the award: "The ability to move is fundamental. From the first steps of a baby through to the balance and agility required in riding a bicycle, movement is something we do all the time.
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