2009 Edition
The Mind&Brain Prize - 2009 Edition was held in Turin on October 29, 2009 at the Aula Magna del Rettorato of the University of Turin.
The prize has been assigned to:
Dan Sperber
Institut Jean Nicod of Paris
"For his pioneering role in promoting the integration of social sciences and cognitive sciences, combining theoretical analysis and experimental research in the study of human communication."
Jacques Mehler
Sissa of Trieste
"For his outstanding research on the development of human cognition and the perceptual bases of language acquisition in newborns."
Tuttoscienze (La Stampa)
"For the intellectual rigour with which the journal advances the scientific culture in our country, and for the constant attention it dedicates to the field of the science of the mind."