HIGHLIGHTS |
Public lecture: Wolfgang Klimesch on29. September 2021 (evening, lecture in German)
On the second evening of ANA meeting 2021, you will enjoy an extraordinary “open doors” event: where Prof. Wolfgang Klimesch will present a public lecture (German) on Cognitive Neuroscience. “Kognitive Neurowissenschaften: Gedächtnis, Gehirnschwingungen, und Bewusstsein”. Professor Klimesch is an outstanding researcher whose pioneering and innovative work, especially on the connection between memory and electrocortical activity, has a lasting influence worldwide. After studying psychology and sociology at the University of Salzburg, Professor Klimesch completed his doctoral thesis entitled “Information-theoretical indicators of intelligence” in 1974. He then worked as an assistant and since 1985 professor at the Institute for Psychology at the University of Salzburg. His academic work at the University of Salzburg was interrupted by substitute professorships at the University of Erlangen and several stays abroad at various universities in the USA.
Klimesch’s work is published in a staggering number of scientific papers, books and book chapters, as well as popular science publications, and praised with international awards, including a Wilhelm Wundt Medal by the German Society for Psychology. Curious? Find out more at: https://ccns.sbg.ac.at/people/klimesch/ and https://ccns.sbg.ac.at/about/
Keynote lecture: Manuel Schabus28. September 2021 On the first day of ANA meeting 2021, enjoy the keynote lecture on Cognition in Alerted States of Consciousness. The intriguing topic is presented by Prof. Manuel Schabus, a leader of this research field whose research group “Sleep, Cognition and Awareness” is focused sleep & cognition research, detection of sleep and circadian patterns from babies to adults, altered states of consciousness and as a psychotherapist the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and insomnia. Among recent successes, Manuel Schabus is the first awardee of the prestigious FWF's START price for outstanding young scientists (€1.130.511.-) and 2018 awardee of the Kurt Zopf Prize of the University of Salzburg for the best publication (critically discussing in BRAIN whether “Neurofeedback” is not more a placebo than a real physiological active treatment to date). He published more than 100 articles, reaching > 10.000 citations, and h-index 46. To find out more, do not miss Manuel’s keynote lecture at ANA meeting Salzburg 2021 and visit the LAB for SLEEP & CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH website: http://www.sleepscience.at/ Interested? You could be part of a research study by visiting the link: http://www.sleepscience.at/?page_id=3777&lang=en | Keynote lecture: Luca Bonfanti29 September 2021 On the second day of ANA meeting 2021, do not miss the keynote lecture on The Search for Young Neurons in the Adult Mammalian Brain. The multifaceted and perhaps controversial topic is presented by Prof. Luca Bonfanti, associate professor at the University of Turin, who dedicates his lifework to explore the persistent neurogenesis in the brain of adult mammals. From neurogenic niches to brain parenchyma, Luca will tell us about the mechanisms behind the maturation of stem cells and lead us in exploration of the possible roles of his process, in health and disease. In one of his most recent projects, Luca looks at the phylogenetic variation of the non-newly generated, “immature” neurons in the mammalian cerebral cortex. If you want to know more, do not miss Luca’s keynote lecture at ANA meeting Salzburg 2021, on September 29th. More info and contact about this speaker: | Keynote Lecture Vanja Nagy 29. September 2021 On the second day of ANA meeting 2021, we are happy to invite you to the keynote lecture on Deciphering the ‘Sulfation Code of the Brain Extracellular Matrix’. The complex and fascinating topic is presented by Vanja Nagy, who dedicates her work to study the role of novel genes in rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Understanding how genetic dysfunction translates into pathology is key to develop efficient and personalized therapeutic agents. Whole-exome sequencing of patient samples integrates studies of genetically modified human cell lines, transformed human neurons, primary mouse cultures, and mouse models, to validate and understand the identified genetic defects. This is how Vanja and her team use cutting edge research and cunning solutions and resolve unsolvable problems to the benefit of our health. To find more about it, do not miss Vanja's keynote lecture at ANA meeting Salzburg 2021. For more info about Vanja's research and about her team, follow the link: https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/hp/phd-neuroscience/research-laboratories/vanja-nagy/ | Keynote speaker: Ludwig Aigner30. September 2021 On the third day of ANA meeting 2021 do not miss the exciting keynote lecture on 3R for the Brain: Repair, Regeneration & Rejuvenation. The fascinating topic is presented by Prof. Ludwig Aigner, head of the Institute of Molecular Regeneration and vice rector of the Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg. Ludwig and his team devote their efforts to study the cellular and molecular regeneration processes of the ill brain and develop new pharmacological applications on this basis for development of medicaments for the treatment of dementia, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as well as spinal paralysis. Among the impactful discoveries and achievements published on high profile academic papers, Ludwig Aigner and collaborators succeeded in actually rejuvenating structurally and functionally the brain suffering from dementia to such an extent that the learning and memory capacities could be completely restored. If you are curious, do not miss this lecture, highlight of our conference. Furthermore, you can read find more at the following links: |
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