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Brain Awareness Week 2025 at the HHU

 

In March 2025, the Europe-wide Brain Awareness Week will take place. The aim of the annual event is to arouse interest and enthusiasm for brain research. The global campaign is organized by the Dana Foundation and Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).

In collaboration with other organizers, Pamela Villar González and Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have put together a two-day programme. 

Participation is free of charge, registration is not required. 

Wednesday, 12th of March 2025 (17:00 - 20:30h)
Haus der Universität: Schadowplatz 14, 40212 Düsseldorf
 

17:00:
Exhibition in German and English
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. pol. Svenja Caspers & Dr. rer. medic. Christiane Jockwitz

More information: https://www.hdu.hhu.de/programm/einzeltermin/brain-awareness-week-i-10-17032025
 

19:00:
Talk in German
Katharina Spalek: "Do you remember what I said? How we can use brain waves to predict what you will remember later when you hear a story."

When we tell other people something, we want them to remember it later so that all the effort is not wasted. It has long been possible to use brain waves to predict which words people will (and won't) remember later when they are asked to memorize a list of words. In my talk, I will show that (and how) the same technique can be used when people listen to a whole story to better understand what they will remember.


19:45:
Talk in English
Pamela Villar González: “Lateralization of language in the brain” 

If you want to know more about the relationship between handedness, which ear you hear “best” with, and language processing, this is your talk! You will also learn what whistle languages, like Silbo Gomero, are and why it's interesting to study and compare them to spoken languages in terms of brain activity

Thursday, 13th of March 2025 (17:00 - 21h)
Heinrich-Heine-Universität:
Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Institute for Linguistics
Building 23.21, 4th floor, rooms 22 and 23

 

The German and English programs will take place in parallel in different rooms!

 

Room 23
 
German
17:00 - 17:10

Willkommen! (Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek)

17:15 – 17:55

Talk: Checking language during Brain Tumor Surgery (Prof. Dr. Michael Sabel)

18:00 – 18:40

Activity: Data Show (Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek)

18:45 - 19:20

Talk: Gehirnströme und Brillanz: EEG-Einblicke in die menschliche Intelligenz (Rebecca Engler)

19:25 – 19:55

Talk: Von Synapsen, Genen und grauen Zellen – ein proteinreicher Gehirnspaziergang (Dr. Kevin Lüthy)

20:00 - 21:00

Experiments (Dr. Jasmin Pfeifer)

 
Room 22
 
English
17:00 - 17:10

Welcome! (Pamela Villar González)

17:15 – 17:55

Talk: What's in a slip of the tongue? Using articulatory-informed AI models to understand neurological disorders, intoxication, and second language accent (Prof. Dr. Kevin Tang)

18:00 – 18:40

Talk: Brainwaves and Brilliance: EEG Insights into Human Intelligence (Rebecca Engler)

18:45 - 19:20

Activity: Data Show (Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek)

19:25 – 19:55

Talk: Eye-movements as a biometrics (Banah Hawre Soto)

20:00 - 21:00

Experiments (Pamela Villar González)