Brain Café

2020

07.12.2020 What use is a fine sense of smell to me?

Dr. Anika Pützer talks about the sense of smell.

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22.01.2020 New therapies for trauma disorders

Prof. Dr. med. Henrik Kessler talks about new approaches in trauma therapy.

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2019

06.11.2019 How intentional forgetting makes us more productive.

Prof. Dr. Annette Kluge explains why forgetting can be useful in the work context.

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09.10.2019 What happens when synapses fire?

Juniorprof. Dr. Andreas Reiner talks about how signal transmission between nerve cells works.

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04.09.2019 Neurorehabilitation: how the chip in the brain conquers paralysis

Dr. Christian Klaes talks about how Brain-Computer Interfaces could give paralyzed patients more autonomy.

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26.06.2019 How pigeons help us to understand a complex learning behaviour: extinction learning

Dr. rer. nat. Roland Pusch talks about how the brain overwrites old information with new ones.

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22.05.2019 Can stress change our genome?

Dr. Vanessa Lux talks about the question if stress can alter the genome.

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10.04.2019 Inherited diseases – from symptoms to diagnosis in human genetics

Dr Wanda Gerding will talk about her work in the Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Human Genetics at RUB.

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13.03.2019 The influence of sleep on memory and mental well-being

Dr Lorena Deuker talks about a good night's sleep.

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20.02.2019 Repair of the nervous system: new approaches from research

On 20th of February Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fischer talks about nerve damage.

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23.01.2019 The drumming brain – how drumming alters the brain

Dr Lara Schlaffke will talk about the way playing the drums alters the brain.

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2018

21.11.2018 I don’t get you – alcoholism and social cognition

PD Dr Patrizia Thoma will talk about the effects of alcohol dependency on interpersonal relationships.

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31.10.2018 Diagnosis zombie: What neuroplasticity and degenerative conditions can tell us about the brain

Right on time for Halloween Dr. Stefanie Borowy gives a talk about Zombie Brains.

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26.09.2018 Parkinson’s disease – can new treatments offer hope of a cure?

Prof. Dr. Lars Tönges will talk about Parkinson's disease and new treatments.

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20.06.2018 “Matrix under pressure”: changes of the cell environment associated with glaucoma

Dr. Jacqueline Reinhard will talk about risk factors for glaucoma development.

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16.05.2018 Does physical activity improve your brain? On the interaction between brain and muscles

Prof. Dr Daniel Hahn talks about the interaction between brain and muscles: "Does physical activity improve your brain?"

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18.04.2018 Behaviour without responsibility – is an artificial intelligence able to act morally?

Lukas Brand analyses how artificial intelligence and moral behaviour go together.

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21.03.2018 Mistakes should be avoided in learning! Or shouldn´t they?

Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel answers the question if mistakes should be avoided in learning or not.

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21.02.2018 Alzheimer’s – New Approaches in Basic Research

PD Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Müller discusses new approaches in Alzheimer´s research.

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24.01.2018 Remembering Unintentionally and Forgetting Deliberately – How Our Brain Processes Unwanted Memories of the Past

Dr. Gerd Waldhauser discusses the problems of "Remembering Unintentionally and Forgetting Deliberately".

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2017

22.11.2017 Inflammation in the brain – how does it affect our mental health?

Prof. Dr. Georg Juckel speaks on "Inflammation in the brain – How does it affect our mental health?

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18.10.2017 Special aspects of Multiple Sclerosis in women

PD Dr. Kerstin Hellwig speaks on special aspects of Multiple Sclerosis in women.

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21.06.2017 Living (brain-) dead? Philosophical questions about the brain death criterion and the transplantation medicine

Alexa Nossek speaks on the brain death criterion.

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17.05.2017 Challenges for the auditory system. Echo cancellation in the auditory system as a crucial component for sensory perception

Dr. Ida Siveke speaks on echo perception in the brain.

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26.04.2017 To the brain and back again: A journey through theoretical neuroscience

Dr. Fabian Schönfeld invites you to a journey through theoretical brain research.

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15.03.2017 Are mental disorders specifically human? Similarities and differences in the mind of humans and animals

Prof. Martin Brüne speaks about mental disorders in animals and how we can measure them scientifically.

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22.02.2017 The Implementation of Neuroscientific Methods as a turning point in Intelligence Research

Dr. Erhan Genc speaks about intelligence and how we could measure it for research.

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25.01.2017 The sick memory – from Freud to Alzheimer

Prof. Dr. Nikolai Axmacher talks abut forgetting.

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2016

23.11.2016 “Graded Balance”: A way out of the Vicious Circle of Chronic Back Pain

Prof. Dr. Monika Hasenbring presents a concept against chronic back pain.

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26.10.2016 How Speakers find the right word at the right time: Word finding and Word finding Difficulties in Healthy and Aphasic Speakers

Prof. Dr. Eva Belke talks about the process of finding words.

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28.09.2016 Actions speak louder than words: Neurobiological findings in connection with Paedophilla

Prof. Dr. Boris Schiffer provides an overview of the current state of knowledge about how sexual interests or preference patterns develop in the brain.

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22.06.2016 The Dress code in our Brain: What a striped dress which became a worldwide internet phenomenon has to do with neuroscience in Bochum

Anne Golisch presents a research project on the Internet phenomenon "The Dress".

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18.05.2016 Stressed? No need to lose your temper! – On the connection between stress and aggression?

Dr. Angelika Dierolf speaks about the connection between stress and aggression.

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20.04.2016 The Brain sees more than the eye

Prof. Dr. med. Ulf Eysel explains how the brain corrects the errors in the eye.

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16.03.2016 The Significance of the Immune System for Glaucoma

PD Dr. Stefanie Joachim explains the importance of the immune system for the formation of glaucoma.

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24.02.2016 Do Lefties die earlier? Myths and Facts on Handedness from a Neuroscientific perspective

PD Dr. Sebastian Ocklenburg clears up rumors about left-handers.

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

PD Dr. Hubert Dinse talks about the question: What happens to our brain when we grow old?

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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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2011

23.11.2011 Mental Timetraveling: When the brain dreams of christmas

Dr. Julia Weiler, Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology

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26.10.2011 How does the brain control our reactions?

Dr. Christian Beste, Biopsychology, Faculty of Psychology

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21.09.2011 The discovery of slowness: A concept of self-organisation in the brain

Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskott, Institut for Neuroinformatics

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29.06.2011 How to see? Vision processing and vision problems

Dr. Oliver Höffken, M.A., Neurological University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Faculty of Medicine

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18.05.2011 From crossword puzzles to making coffee: The organization of semantic knowledge in the brain

Dr. Christian Bellebaum, Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology

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20.04.2011 The brain under electrical power: Modern methods of artificial brain stimulation

Prof. Dr. Klaus Funke, Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine

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23.03.2011 Fear in the brain: Effects of stress hormones and sex

Dr. Christian Merz, Cognitive Psychology, Faculty of Psychology

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26.01.2011 Stroke: Effects in the brain

PD Dr. Boris Suchan, Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology

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2010

24.11.2010 Learning and memory

Dr. Verena Aliane, Experimental Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine

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27.10.2010 The aging brain

Jan-Christoph Kattenstroth, Institute of Neuroinformatics

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22.09.2010 Our brain: Structure and function

Dr. Nora Prochnow, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine

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