General activities ... The Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors consisting of scientists, lawyers, and financiers, and by an International Scientific Committee, composed of : Mr. Daniel LALLIER, President Mr. Philippe DESCOLA, Vice-President (Anthropology) Pr at the College de France and Director at E.H.E.S.S., Paris, France Mr. Jean-François BRUNET (Neurobioloy) Doctor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France Mr. Laurent COHEN (Cognitive Neurosciences) Professor at the Salpêtrière's Hospital , Paris, France Mr. Richard FRACKOWIAK (Cognitive Neuropsychology) Professor at the University College, London, GB Mr. Martin GIURFA (Ethology) Professor at the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France Mr. William F. HANKS (Cognitive Anthropology) Professor at the University of California , Berkeley, USA Mrs. Brigitte KIEFFER (Neurobiology) Professor at the Biotechnology Superior School, Strasbourg, France Mr. Michael PETRAGLIA (Prehistory and Human Paleontology) Doctor at the University of Cambridge,GB Mr. Giacomo RIZZOLATTI (Neurophysiology) Professor at the University di Parma, Italy Mr. Sander VAN DER LEEUW (Technology and History of Techniques) Professor at the Arizona State University, Tempe, USA Mrs. Elisabetta VISALBERGHI (Primatology) Professor at the Instituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Roma, Italy The latter is in charge of the scientific policy of the Foundation, of the launching of its programmes, of the scientific evaluation of the applications, of the assessment of the work supported by the Foundation, and the election of the recipient of the FYSSEN FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL PRIZE eMail to Scientific Council back