Brain Awareness Week will take place worldwide in March 2026. The aim of this annual event is to generate interest and enthusiasm for brain research.
The global campaign is organised by the Dana Foundation and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).
In Düsseldorf, the Institute of Linguistics (Chair of Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics) is organising a two-day event in collaboration with the Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology to honour brain research at the Heinrich Heine Institute.
Participation is free of charge; registration is not required.
The German and English-language programmes will be held simultaneously in different rooms.
Programme in German:
18:00: Welcome, Prof. Dr Katharina Spalek
18:05: Tour of the Gait lab, PD Dr Jan Hirschmann
18:25: Talk, PD Dr Jan Hirschmann: An introduction to brain research
19:00: Tour of the Magnetoencephalography lab, Prof. Dr Esther Florin
19:25: Talk, Dr Jasmin Pfeifer: Brain stimulation and amusia
Programme in English:
18:00: Welcome, Pamela Villar González
18:05: Talk, Prof. Dr Esther Florin: Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's disease - what about adaptive stimulation?
18:25: Tour of the Magnetoencephalography lab, Prof. Dr Esther Florin
18:55: Talk, Dr Jasmin Pfeifer: Brain stimulation and amusia
(Source: Pamela Villar González)
