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Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Description

The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science is awarded to an individual who has done outstanding work in cognitive science. The prize draws attention to the importance of studying the cognitive functions of human and animals, a relatively new branch of science.

Recipients

2010: Professor Michael Tomasello of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.