2015

25.11.2015 Alzheimer, Parkinson and Co.: What genes can tell us?

Prof. Dr. Konstanze F. Winklhofer talks about the genetic components of neurodegenerative diseases.

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21.10.2015 Migraine – More than just a Headache

M. Sc. Biol. Anika Hunfeld explains how migraines differ from other headaches.

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30.09.2015 MRI and Multiple Sclerosis – From Research to Medical Practice

Prof. Dr. med. Carsten Lukas gives an insight into everyday MS diagnostics in neuroradiology.

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24.06.2015 Does sleep support the memory of babies?

Dr. Sabine Seehagen gives an overview of recent research findings on the role of sleep for learning and memorizing in the first year of life.

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20.05.2015 I know how you feel: Neuropsychological changes to the ability for empathy in psychological afflictions

Dr. Patrizia Thoma speaks about the connection between mental disorders and problems in social interaction.

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22.04.2015 The radically evil – Thoughts on the original sin

Dr. Gunda Werner and Prof. Dr. Dr. Theodor Payk talk about "evil" in humans.

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25.03.2015 The Evolution of the Brain – Or: What do Neurosciences and Star Wars have in common?

Dr. Martin Pyka shows parallels between the evolution of the brain and the development of culture and science.

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18.02.2015 Life after Brain damage: What is happening to me? Where do I receive information? Who will explain to me what is happening?

Prof. Dr. Boris Suchan presents a new guidebook and answers questions of our guests.

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21.01.2015 Learning to walk again with the help of a Robot Suit. Does this work?

Dr med. Matthias Sczesny-Kaiser explains how training with a robot suits influences the nervous system.

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2014

19.11.2014 Neutral plasticity and self-repair in the adult brain

Prof. Dr. Ulf Eysel talks about the brain's ability to change and adapt even in adulthood.

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22.10.2014 What does “information” consist of and how is it processed in the brain?

Prof. Dr. Simon Ebbinghaus will travel through time to see how information storage has evolved in living organisms.

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17.09.2014 Turning off fear with light: Science fiction or reality?

Dr. Olivia Masseck presents the research opportunities of optogenetics.

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25.06.2014 Kopfschmerzen: Von der Volkskrankheit zu den Neurowissenschaften

Dr. med. Philipp Stude talks about the long history of headache research.

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21.05.2014 Ceausescus Kinder – Das Schicksal rumänischer Heimkinder

Prof. Dr. Robert Kumsta gives an overview of the long-term psychological consequences of early childhood home experience.

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30.04.2014 Multiple Sklerose: Erkennen, Verstehen, Behandeln!

Dr. med. Gisa Ellrichmann talks about explanations for the development and about the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

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19.03.2014 Hirnstimulation mit Fingerspitzengefühl – wie aus Grundlagenforschung ein Therapie-Handschuh für Schlaganfallpatienten wird

PD Dr. Hubert Dinse talks about the effects of passive sensory stimulation of the sense of touch.

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19.02.2014 Was leisten eigentlich Spiegelneurone?

Prof. Dr. Tobias Schlicht takes a look on this special kind of neurones.

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22.01.2014 Psychische Störungen im Kindesalter – Schrittmacher für psychische Störungen des Erwachsenenalters?

Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider talks about psychological diseases in children and young adults.

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2013

20.11.2013 For a moment making everything out of nothing: What attention can tell us about the brain.

Dr. Marlies Pinnow explains which areas of the brain are related to different concentration performances.

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16.10.2013 Feeling fat: Body image and its depiction in the brain of anorexia nervosa patients

Prof. Dr. Boris Suchan gives insights into neuroscientific research in anorexia nervosa.

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18.09.2013 Brain Activity during State of Rest and State of Sleep

Prof. Dr. Sen Cheng explains what the brain does while we are sleeping.

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26.06.2013 Can you speed up your mind by eating fish?

Prof. Dr. Irmgard Dietzel-Meyer explains the biophysical processes, which determine the speed of neurons responding to environmental stimuli.

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22.05.2013 Therapy in the 21st century: Are Brain Tumors Curable?

Prof. Dr. Uwe Schlegel explains modern approaches to brain tumor therapy.

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24.04.2013 Showing the Invisible – Brain Activity and Visual Perception

PD Dr. Dirk Jancke will give insights into the complex processes of neuronal activities and information processing.

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20.03.2013 Learning under Stress: Does this work? And if so, how?

PD Dr. Lars Schwabe explains how stress influences learning.

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20.02.2013 Learning and forgetting in a healthy brain

Prof. Dr. Denise Manahan-Vaughan explains the physiology of memory formation.

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23.01.2013 General basics of Stem Cell research, current controversies and perspectives for Neuroscience

Prof. Dr. Andreas Faissner talks about the controversial topic of stem sell Research.

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2012

21.11.2012 Zen and the Neurosciences: When body and spirit come closer together

Dipl. Phys. Sebastian Thomas Philipp shows how meditation and neuroscience fit together.

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24.10.2012 Gone to the dogs: Neurogenetics

Prof. Dr. Jörg T. Epplen talks about the research on hereditary diseases of dogs.

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19.09.2012 My Left and my Right Self: How our two halves of the brain contribute to the development of the concept of self

PD Dr. Martina Manns will examine the question of where our two halves of the brain differ and how this contributes to the development of a concept of self

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20.06.2012 Control of the brain via light: A revolution for therapy and research?

Prof. Dr. Stefan Herlitze explains the principles and the development of optogenetic technologies.

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23.05.2012 The power of feelings: Positive Emotions as protective factors of our health

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margraf will outline current research of positive emotions.

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25.04.2012 Beauty is in the brain of the beholder

Prof. Dr. Lars Kuchinke gives insights into current research of perception of aesthetic objects.

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21.03.2012 Neurogenetics – from the laboratory to the practice of medical councelling

Dr. med Andrea Epplen investigates the genetic causes of diseases.

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22.02.2012 The Irrationality of Interpersonal Behaviour

Prof. Dr. Martin Brüne explains: Our behavior is by no means always rational.

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25.01.2012 Becoming a Learning Machine: The Brain’s Development

Prof. Dr. Petra Wahle talks about the development of the central nervous system.

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