Lecture catalogue

Organised as Second Year Project

Invited speakers

To be announced

Joint seminar of the ZSN, invited speakers present research projects in neuroscience.

obligatory for ZSN students of the 2nd year and VIPER students

Behrens

To be announced

PhD Year 2024: Organization of the ZSN seminar in winter and summer term.

Each year of students during their course of study organizes a joint project of choice.
"Science meets school"" and ""IdeenEXPO"" are alternating projects, but other projects are possible as well. The aim is to develop management and teamwork skills and to gain valuable experiences that become increasingly helpful while developing a career in sciences."

Lab class, obligatory for 2nd year students

Dietrich/Folta-Schoofs, Lee/Sternkopf, Rollnik, Samii

Mon 01.12.25 - Fri 05.12.25, 9:15 - 17:00

Obligatory lab class for students of the 2nd year. For choosing a lab for the practical part outlines will be available via TiHoStudIS.
The detailed programme for the seminar days on Monday and Friday will follow.

Obligatory for ZSN 1st and 2nd year students

Beineke/Gerhauser, Claus, Das, Ponimaskin, Richter Assêncio, Szycik/Sinke/Bleich/Frieling/Rhein, Weißenborn, Worschech

Mon 26.01.26 - Thu 29.01.26, 8:30 - 18:00

Members of the ZSN give an introduction to selected topics in neuroscience. It is the aim to provide a common neuroscientific base for all PhD students.

Seminar part for 2nd year students:
The seminar topics and the programme will be announced.

Esser

To be announced

Introduction to specific methods & research tools in Systems Neurobiology.

Kästner, Tünsmeyer, Neudeck, Schütter, Wittenberg-Voges

Mon 20.10.25, 08:00 - 14:00

Special anaesthesia cases in cats, dogs and horses.

Volk, Nessler, Reeh, Watanangura, Putzer, Jeroncic, ten Hagen, Schlosser, Tipold

Mon 13.10.25 - Fri 30.01.26, 10:00 - 12:00

Special examinations of neurological cases

Krauss

Wed 22.10.25, 16:30 - 18:00

The basal ganglia play a central role in the pathophysiology of movement disorders, such as Parkinson disease, dystonia and tremor. In this lecture we give an overview about experimental and therapeutic approaches in the field of functional neurosurgery, which are used to explore the physiology and pathophysiology of basal ganglia activity in these disorders.

Ding

Mon 20.10.25 - Mon 05.01.26, 09:30 - 11:00

This seminar will give an overview about the modern neuroimaging tools used to observe physiological/pathological changes in human central nervous system in vivo, such as the basics of MRI, the diffusion tensor imaging, the functional MRI, as well as the MR spectroscopy. Special CNS diseases caused by genetic defects or other noxa will also be shortly introduced.


1.MR basics, relaxation time measurement, DTI, Spectroscopy (Prof. Dr. X. Ding) 20.10.2025
2.Maturation of the brain (Prof. Dr. X. Ding) 27.10.2025
3.Clinical neuroanatomy (Priv.-Doz. Dr. A. Giesemann) 03.11.2025
4.Ischemic lesions in brain (Dr. F. Donnerstag) 10.11.2025
5.CNS -Tumor diagnostics (Priv.-Doz. Dr. P. Raab) 17.11.2025
6.Diagnosis of neuroinflammation and infection (Dr. K. Döring) 24.11.2025
7.Imaging of the Cranial Nerves (Priv.-Doz. Dr. A. Giesemann) 01.12.2025
8.Further neuroradiological methods (Priv.-Doz. Dr. E. Bültmann) 08.12.2025
9.Anatomy and pathology of cerebral vessels (Dr. O. Abu-Fares) 15.12.2025
10.Endovascular treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (Dr. O. Abu-Fares) 05.01.2026

Beißner

To be announced

What do acupuncture, cupping and massage therapy have in common? They stimulate the somatic nervous
system! This simple observation provides a linking thread for a vast and heterogeneous group of therapies from
complementary as well as conventional medicine.
This lecture will explore the various effects that somatosensory stimulation can have on our body and review
the neuroanatomical systems that are responsible for them. Starting with a brief review of the sense of touch,
we will explore interactions of the somatosensory system with the autonomic nervous system and other
important regulatory systems. Finally, we will review some common concepts in complementary therapies, such
as therapeutic zones (e.g. acupuncture points and meridians) and the idea of energy exchange and subject
them to neuroscientific examination.