{"id":9596,"date":"2016-03-04T15:37:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T15:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=9596"},"modified":"2016-03-04T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T15:37:47","slug":"brain-prize-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/brain-prize-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brain Prize-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Who among the following has been awarded with &#8220;The Brain Prize\u201d for the year 2016?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Timothy Bliss<br \/>\n(b) Graham Collingridge<br \/>\n(c) Richard Morris<br \/>\n(d) All of the above<br \/>\n<strong>Ans (d)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 1 March 2016 Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research foundation announced the name of the winners of &#8220;The Brain Prize\u201d for the year 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Three British scientists have won a prestigious brain prize for their ground-breaking work into memory namely Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris.<\/li>\n<li>This is the first time the Brain Prize\u00a0has been won by an entirely UK team.<\/li>\n<li>The three neuro scientists have independently and collectively shown how the connections \u2013 the synapses &#8211; between brain cells in the hippocampus (a structure vital for the formation of new memories) can be strengthened through repeated stimulation.<\/li>\n<li>It may be recalled that in 2015 this was awarded to Winfried Denk, Arthur Konnerth,\u00a0Karel Svoboda and\u00a0David W. Tank.<\/li>\n<li>The prize is awarded annually by non-profit organisation Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation in Denmark.<\/li>\n<li>The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to\u00a0European neuroscience and who are still active in research.<\/li>\n<li>The award carries monetary award of Denmark\u2019s one million euro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebrainprize.org\/flx\/prize_winners\/prize_winners_2016\/\">http:\/\/www.thebrainprize.org\/flx\/prize_winners\/prize_winners_2016\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebrainprize.org\/flx\/the_brain_prize\/\">http:\/\/www.thebrainprize.org\/flx\/the_brain_prize\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebrainprize.org\/files\/4\/uk_press_release_final.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thebrainprize.org\/files\/4\/uk_press_release_final.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-35686351\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-35686351<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ians\/british-scientists-awarded-denmark-based-brain-research-prize-116030200065_1.html\">http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ians\/british-scientists-awarded-denmark-based-brain-research-prize-116030200065_1.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Who among the following has been awarded with &#8220;The Brain Prize\u201d for the year 2016? 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