KI researcher Fredrik Ullén has been awarded the fifth Mensa Foundation Prize for his pioneering work in neuroscience, with a particular focus on the neuropsychology of expertise and creativity, i.e. the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to perform at a high level in a particular field after many years of focused training. The prize recognises individuals whose research helps us better understand human intelligence.
Fredrik Ullén, Professor at the Department of Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Germany, is also internationally active as a concert pianist.