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The interdisciplinary Transregional Collaborative Research Center 874 “Integration and Representation of Sensory Processes” was established by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) on 1st July, 2010, at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Read more

 

Scientific events

JANUARY
16.01.12 - Symposium
Title: Neurophysiology of reaching
Speakers: Hansjörg Scherberger, Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer, Melanie Wilke
FEBRUARY
06.02.12 - SFB-Symposium
Title: Medial temporal lobe: memory and more
Speakers: Andy Lee, Bernhard Staresima, Boris Suchan (host)
MARCH
05.03.12 - Symposium
Title: Spike-time dependent plasticity - neuronal mechanisms and technical applications
Speakers: Timothée Masquelier, Florentin Wörgötter, Melanie Woodin
MARCH
20.03.12 - Colloquium
Title: Encoding and reactivation of spatial memory traces by hippocampal cell assemblies
Speaker:Prof. Jozsef Csicsvari
MARCH
29.03.12 - SFB-Colloquium
Title: Combining compressed sensing and representational learning: How regions in the brain can communicate without loss of information
Speaker: Prof. Friedrich Sommer
APRIL
26-27.04.2012 - IGSN/RDN-Conference
Title: Molecular Mechanisms of synaptic processing, function and dysfunction
MAY
07.05.2012 - Symposium
Title: Arc: from physiology to cognitive function
Speakers: Clive R. E. Bramham, John Guzowski, Edda Thiels
MAY
23-25.05.2012 - FAM-Conference
First international conference on the
FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY
JULY
02.07.2012 - Symposium
Title: Decoding visual content and perception from neuronal population activity in visual cortex: VSDI, fMRI and computational modelling
Speakers: John-Dylan Haynes, Hamutal Slovin, Shimon Ullman
JULY
03.07.2012 - Colloquium
Title: Processing and storage of synaptic information by CaMKII
Speaker: Prof. Ulrich Bayer

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SFB News

New Brain CafÉ-Programme

Brain Café-flyer for events in April until Juni 2012 is online. (only in German)

Download the flyer here.

23.05.2012 Brain CafÉ

Prof. Jürgen Margraf (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy) will give a talk about: "the power of feelings". Read more

April Podcast is online

The live recording from the last Brain Café can be downloaded here (only in German).

Increased Excitability in Aged Brains

RUB scientists report in the Journal of Neuroscience about increased excitability of somatosensory cortex in aged humans. Read more (in German)

Orientation day

Living science for pupils from Bochum’s schools: They visited a neuroscientific lab last december. Read more

MD-stipends

Medical doctorate (MD) students can apply for a stipend to conduct their doctoral research and studies within the IRTG. Read more
Download the flyer here.


Links

Tracking the Memory

Information for schools here.


Neuro-News at RUB

Alcohol makes the brain more unadaptable

RUB researchers describe specific learning deficit in "Alcoholism". Read more (in German)

NEW ROLE OF CORTICAL MAPS

Why the middle finger has such a slow connection. RUB neuroscientists report in PNAS: Inhibition of neighbouring nerve cells determines the reaction speed. Read more

Socializing keeps mentally fit

Article in RUBIN: Social contacts improve communication between nerve cells. Read more (in German)

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