NeuRA’s world-renowned brain cartographer and NHMRC Senior Principal Research Scientist, Professor George Paxinos, has been unanimously elected as a Corresponding Member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts.
Prof Paxinos, who was born in Greece, received the honour following a proposal from the Academy’s Order of Moral, Economic and Political Science. Corresponding Members of the Academy are distinguished personalities in the sciences, letters and arts who, with their works and knowledge, are considered by the Academy to be able to assist it in its work and the Republic in general.
In a letter notifying Prof Paxinos of the honour, they noted his achievements in neuroscience, including in both basic and applied brain research.
“I feel privileged to be a member of both the Academy of Athens and the Academy of Cyprus, given that I am now the only Australian to be a member of either academy after Gough Whitlam’s death,” Prof Paxinos said.
The Cyprus Academy’s aim is to enhance the scientific and cultural achievements of Cyprus by promoting and rewarding excellence in Science, Letters, and the Arts.
Prof Paxinos travelled to Cyprus to receive his award, and whilst there also delivered a lecture entitled ‘Brain and Mind: Who is the Puppet and Who the Puppeteer?’
