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Nature 418, 806 (22 August 2002) | doi:10.1038/418806b

Nobel laureate's dream for brain research finds home

Alison Abbott

An Italian competition to host a European Brain Research Institute (EBRI) has been won by a private hospital in Rome.The institute is the brainchild of Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini, who personally organized the national competition without waiting for support or financial backing from the Italian government or any other institution.