Introduction (Advancement And Core Concepts)

Question 1

Who was the Brain Prize for 2017 awarded to?
What does that discovery help us to understand?

Answer 1

Neuroscientists whose research explains the brain’s learning and reward system.
That discovery helps us to understand the behaviours that trigger compulsive gambling and drug and alcohol addiction.

Question 2

Then, what was the 2017 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to?

Answer 2

The 2017 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology was awarded to researchers who revealed the inner workings of circadian rhythms, our body’s internal clock.

Question 3

Who was the Brain Prize for 2018 awarded to?

Answer 3

The Brain Prize for 2018 was awarded to people who made discoveries about the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Question 4

What are core concepts?

Answer 4

Core concepts are the concepts and principles underpinning every new discovery that neuroscientists have established in more than a century of studying the brain. They are the eight ideas people need to know about the brain and the nervous system.

Question 5

What do core concepts allow?

Answer 5

Core concepts allow us to place information in the book into the wider context of neuroscience—deepen understanding.