BRAIN DAY 2011 – a review

Photos: Alexander Grünsel

Lectures and information all about the brain

There is lively activity in the RUB-Event-Centre on the afternoon of September, 7th, 2011, when the first BRAIN DAY takes place. In the foyer several visitors discuss the latest lectures. Others visit the “marketplace of opportunities”, where regional patient organizations present their work. Neurologists at the St. Josef-Hospital show a new method measuring the course of Parkinson-disease. Dance music can be heard from hall 3. Inside, over 50 participants take part in a dance workshop with Toni`s dancing school from Gelsenkirchen.

Dancing keeps both body and soul young; that is the outcome of a study at the Institute of Neuroinformatics in co-operation with the dancing school. Next door other participants are intent upon modeling brains using play dough and learning more about the location and function of different brain structures.

The SFB 874 hosted for Bochum`s first BRAIN DAY and over 350 guests have followed. They get to learn the latest findings on modern proteomics, stroke- and MS-therapy, the role of stress in the brain and the power of fragrances. In the breaks they have the opportunity to visit info desks and take part in different activities.

The SFB 874 is engaged with the question as to how sensory stimulation forms memory. For this purpose the DFG funds 14 different research projects led by scientists with various backgrounds, ranging from Biology, through Chemistry and Psychology to Medicine and Neuroinformatics.

The participants like the mixture of information and action. “I am 63 years old, but I learned a lot of new things today”, is the statement of one visitor; his conclusion: “I´d like to come to Bochum again.” And another one adds: “Great idea – please repeat next year.”

CONTACT:

Ursula Heiler, MA
Tel.: +49(0)234-32-26682
Fax.: +49(0)234-32-14490
E-Mail: sfb874-pr@rub.de

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