The C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize for Cognitive Sciences is awarded to an individual who has done outstanding work in cognitive science. The prize draws attention to the importance of studying the cognitive functions of human and animals, a relatively new branch of science.
| 2020 | |
| 2018 |
Nancy Kanwisher, United States |
| 2016 |
Elizabeth Spelke, United States |
| 2014 |
James McClelland, United States |
| 2012 |
John Duncan, United Kingdom |
| 2010 |
Michael Tomasello, United States |
| 2008 |
Stanislas Dehaene, France |
| 2006 |
John Anderson, United States |