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To understand the emergence of higher brain functions

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To understand the emergence of higher brain functions

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience (KISN)

Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience

Here our scientists are working to uncover the brain’s hidden algorithms - the rules that allow billions of neurons to generate thought, memory and perception.

The institute brings together researchers from diverse fields and backgrounds across four centres to map these neural computations and understand how the cortex gives rise to the mind.

10 Years of Nobel Excellence

Edward og May-Britt Moser

10 Years of Nobel Excellence

December 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to May-Britt and Edvard Moser for their discovery of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain.

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May-Britt Moser

May-Britt Moser

Featured Researcher

May-Britt Moser

 


 

Professor Moser investigates the neural networks underlying space, time and memory. Her motto is «happy people, happy animals, excellent science”.

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Kavli Leader Team

Kavli Leader Team

 

Edvard Moser. Photo: Geir Mogen
Edvard Moser
Scientific Director
May-Britt Moser. Photo: Geir Mogen.
May-Britt Moser
Scientific Director
Bjarne Foss. Photo: Geir Mogen.
Bjarne Foss
Administrative Director

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