诺贝尔生理学奖得主约翰·奥基夫在颁奖晚宴上英语演讲稿（共5页）3100字.docx

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诺贝尔生理学奖得主约翰·奥基夫在颁奖晚宴上英语演讲稿

　　YourMajesties,YourRoyalHighnesses,YourExcellencies,LadiesandGentlemen

　　OnbehalfofmycolleaguesMay-BrittandEdvardMoser,andmyself,IwouldliketoexpressourgratitudetotheNobelFoundationforhostingthismagnificentbanquet.IwouldalsoliketoexpressourgratitudetotheNobelCommitteeandAssemblyfordeemingourresearchworthyofthisdistinguishedaccolade.Ithinkit’sfairtosaythattheNobelPrizeisthehighesthonoranyscientistorartistcanachieve.Wearepleasedanddelighted.

　　Weseetheawardsasarecognitionnotonlyofourselvesandouraccomplishmentsbutalsoofourcollaboratorsinthestudyofthespatialfunctionsofthehippocampus,andourcolleaguesinthewiderfieldofcognitiveandbehaviouralneuroscience.Cognitiveneuroscienceisenteringanexcitingerainwhichnewtechnologiesandideasaremakingitpossibletostudytheneuralbasisofcognition,perception,memoryandemotionatthelevelofnetworksofinteractingneurons,thelevelatwhichwebelievemanyoftheimportantoperationsofthebraintakeplace.Weknowaconsiderableamountabouthowindividualneuronsworkandhowtwocellscancommunicatewitheachotherbutthewayinwhichentirenetworksofhundredsandthousandsofneuronscooperate,interactwitheachother,andareorchestratedtocreateourideasandconceptsisanunderexploredareaofneuroscience.Itisprobablyatthislevelthatnetworkfailureoccursandleadstosomeofourmostdisturbingandintractablediseasesofthemindandbrain.

　　Thisnewareaofneurosciencehasbeenmadepossiblebythedevelopmentofnewoptical,computer-basedelectronic,andmolecularbiologicaltoolswhichwillallowustomonitortheactivityofmanythousandsofcellssimultaneouslyandtomanipulatetheiractivity.Wewillmovefromlookingatcorrelationsbetweenbrainactivityandbehaviourtostudyinghowthebraincausesmentalstatesandbehaviour.Itisfittingthereforethatourfellowlaureatesthisyearinphysicsandchemistryareworld’sleadersinprovidinguswithsomeofthesetools.Weareeagertobegintousesomeofthelaser-basedopticaltechniquesbeingdevelopedbyourchemistryco-laureates.

　　Wearealsopleasedtobereceivingtheprizewithlaureatesfromsomanydifferentcountries.ScienceisthequintessentialinternationalendeavourandthesterlingreputationoftheNobelawardsispartlyduetothewidely-perceivedlackofnationalandotherbiasesintheselectionofthelaureates.Webelievethatthefuturegreatcontributionstoourunderstandingofthebiologicalandphysicalworldcancomefromcitizensofanycountryinanypartoftheworld.ItistothecreditoftheNobelcommitteesthattheyhavesteadfastlyendeavouredtofollowAlfredNobel’swishesthattheprizesrecognisecontributionstothewelfareofhumanityregardlessofcountryoforigin,gender,raceorreligiousaffiliation.

　　Iwanttoendbyrecognisingandthankingourmanycollaboratorsandcolleaguestoonumeroustomentioninthisshortspeech,ouruniversities,UCLandNTNU,andourgenerousfunders.

　　Thankyouforyourattention.Tack.