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<p class="MsoNormal"
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line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">Dear colleagues, <br>
<br>
The <b>Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience invites
nominations for the</b>
<b>Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience
2026.</b><br>
<br>
The Valentin Braitenberg Award honors outstanding scientific
achievements in
the field of computational neuroscience. Following
Braitenberg's scientific
tradition, special attention is paid to theoretical studies
that reveal the functional
significance of brain structures and their neuronal network
dynamics. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">In 2026, Valentin
Braitenberg would have celebrated his 100th birthday. To
commemorate this
special occasion, the Bernstein Network will present the next
Valentin
Braitenberg Award during the Bernstein Conference 2026.<br>
<br>
The awardee will receive €5.000 prize money, donated by the
Autonome Provinz Bozen
Südtirol, as well as an invitation to the Bernstein Conference
(including
registration fee and travel and accommodation expenses). The
award will be
presented together with a Golden Neuron pin in a special award
ceremony,
followed by a lecture by the Braitenberg Awardee. </span></p>
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none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">Nominations may be
submitted by scientists working in the field of computational
neuroscience and
should include the following documents:</span></p>
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"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US"
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"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">One-page laudation, in which the
scientific work
of the candidate is honored with regard to the award criteria</span></p>
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lang="EN-US"
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style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">CV and list of publications </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US"
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">Deadline for
nominations
is April 30, 2026. Please send the nomination documents via
email to Dr.
Alexandra Stein at</span></b><span lang="EN-US"
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</span><a href="mailto:a.stein@fz-juelich.de"><b
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normal"><span lang="EN-US"
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"Times New Roman";color:blue;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">a.stein@fz-juelich.de</span></b></a><b>.</b><span
lang="EN-US"
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"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:
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line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">Please note that
self-nominations are not permitted.</span></p>
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line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">For more
information
about the Valentin Braitenberg Award, please visit: </span><a
href="http://www.nncn.de/en/bernstein-conference/2018/braitenberg_award"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:blue;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">https://bernstein-network.de/en/network/awards-and-initiatives/valentin-braitenberg-award/</span></a><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE"></span></p>
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line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE">Best regards,<br>
Alexandra Stein</span></p>
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