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(from left to right) Mr. Ishida / President of Honda Foundation, Dr. Denis Le Bihan, Ms. Armelle Le Bihan / Elder Daughter, Mr. Nakajima / Vice President of Honda Foundation
(from left to right) Mr. Ishida / President of Honda Foundation, Dr. Denis Le Bihan, Ms. Armelle Le Bihan / Elder Daughter, Mr. Nakajima / Vice President of Honda Foundation
Award Ceremony Highlights: Honda Prize 2012¡¡November 19, 2012, Imperial Hotel Tokyo

The 33rd Honda Prize ceremony was held on Monday, November 19, at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, with 250 participants and guests from the French Embassy, policy makers, scholars, researchers and media people.

This year’s laureate was Dr. Denis Le Bihan, Founding Director of NeuroSpin, France.

Movie of The Laureate
Dr. Denis Le Bihan¡Çs Commemorative Lecture: ¡ÈEcotechnology of the Water Molecule in the Human Brain¡É
Dr. Denis Le Bihan
Dr. Denis Le Bihan

Diffusion MRI was invented by applying diffusion motion of molecules known as Brownian motion. With its crisp images of tissue structure, this technique has been spread in many fields: diagnosis of stroke at acute phase, diagnosis of cancer and mapping of brain connections. I also collaborated with Dr. Seiji Ogawa to develop diffusion fMRI, combination of fMRI and diffusion MRI so that we can see neuron activity in more detail. The brain has high plasticity and modifies flexibly depending on training and surroundings. I suppose that water molecules can be a clue to understand those dynamic changes in the brain. Expanding diffusion MRI would contribute to more and more people in the world through finding treatment of psychiatric diseases, development of alternative function for handicapped people, application to education fields and so on.

Congratulatory Addresses by Guests of Honor
His Excellency Mr. Christian Masset French Ambassador to Japan His Excellency Mr. Christian Masset French Ambassador to Japan
Dr. Seiji Ogawa Professor (special appointment), Tohoku Fukushi University Dr. Seiji Ogawa Professor (special appointment), Tohoku Fukushi University
Mr. Takanobu Ito President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Mr. Takanobu Ito President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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