Nobel Prize for Discoveries in Brain's Navigational System (2014) - John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Moser were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discoveries of cells that constitute the brain's positioning system, including place cells and grid cells.
Publication of "The Brain That Changes Itself" (2007) - Norman Doidge published his influential book on neuroplasticity, bringing the concept to popular attention and changing public understanding of brain recovery and rehabilitation.