Dear Colleagues,

An exciting new initiative launched this year by Brain Sciences is the establishment of the Brain Sciences Outstanding Reviewer Award. It is given to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to Brain Sciences in 2017. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.

The recipient was chosen by the Brain Sciences Editorial Team, Paul Friedemann, who will receive a certificate and CHF 500. The Brain Sciences Editorial Team is deeply grateful to all the reviewers for the time, energy and devotion that they have given to peer-reviews.

It is our great pleasure to announce the winner: Friedemann Paul, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany