This year, the money goes to research on detecting a stroke through blood tests, detecting autism and brain chips to treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy.

- It is a special recognition of the research we conduct and wish to conduct. My research group has established a world-unique system of pioneering microtechnology to analyze the communication between brain cells in detail, says Anna Rostedt Punga, chief physician and associate professor of clinical neurophysiology, in a press release.

Since its inception in 2011, the fund has awarded SEK 7 million for brain research.