27.01.2016“Another year older!” – The latest News in age Research

PD Dr. Hubert Dinse, Neural Plasticity Lab, Institut für Neuroinformatik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

“Everyone wants to grow old, but no one wants to be old” characterises very poignantly the dilemma of aging. What happens to our brain when we grow old? Do nerve cells really die? Does the aging process affect everyone in the same way? What can be done against aging? Recent results of research into aging have given us some interesting and often surprising insights. “Neuroplasticity” plays a pivotal role in these findings. Its possibilities and limits will be discussed in this talk.