Prof. Dr. Armin Willingmann
Minister for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt (Copyright: Ministry/Harald Krieg)
SPEAKER
PROGRAM
Wednesday 01.11.2023
Thursday 02.11.2023
Friday 03.11.2023
Wednesday 01.11.2023
Opening day: Public with free admission
6:00 PM
- Welcome at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg – Lecture Hall 6 (Gebäude 44, Zschokkestrasse 32, 39104 Magdeburg)
6:10 PM
- Welcome by Peter Hinrichs
Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
- Welcome by Peter Hinrichs
6:20 PM
- Public lecture by Monique Breteler: Gehirngesundheit im Fokus: Können wir Demenz vorbeugen?
Director of Population Health Science at DZNE and Professor at the University of Bonn
- Public lecture by Monique Breteler: Gehirngesundheit im Fokus: Können wir Demenz vorbeugen?
7:30 PM
- Fingerfood and drinks
Thursday 02.11.2023
9:00 AM
- Welcome at Dorint Herrenkrug Parkhotel Magdeburg
9:10 AM
- Rodrigo Quian Quiroga: A unique coding of memories in the human brain 🗎
Director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester, UK
- Rodrigo Quian Quiroga: A unique coding of memories in the human brain 🗎
9:50 AM
- David Norris: Applications of Laminar fMRI
Professor at Radboud University, Donders Institute for brain cognition and behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- David Norris: Applications of Laminar fMRI
10:30 AM
- Coffee break
11:00 AM
- Maria Andres-Alonso: Molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-ageing effects of Klotho in the brain
Neuroplasticity at Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg and Leibniz Group “Dendritic Organelles and Synaptic Function” at Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg
- Maria Andres-Alonso: Molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-ageing effects of Klotho in the brain
11:20 AM
- Thomas Oertner: Neural FOS tracks the frequency of synchronized events 🗎
Professor of the Institute for Synaptic Physiology at the Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg
- Thomas Oertner: Neural FOS tracks the frequency of synchronized events 🗎
12:00 PM
- Nikolaus Weiskopf: Characterizing Brain Microstructure Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Towards In-Vivo Histology 🗎
Director of Department of Neurophysics, Director of Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science, Leipzig
- Nikolaus Weiskopf: Characterizing Brain Microstructure Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Towards In-Vivo Histology 🗎
12:40 PM
- Lunch
2:00 PM
- Jana Tegelbeckers: Mechanisms of Cognitive Control to Mobilize Neural Resources Perturbed by Sleep Deprivation 🗎
Department of Neuropsychology at the Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg
- Jana Tegelbeckers: Mechanisms of Cognitive Control to Mobilize Neural Resources Perturbed by Sleep Deprivation 🗎
2:20 PM
- Monique Breteler: Epidemiological approaches in brain ageing research
Director of Population Health Science at DZNE and Professor at the University of Bonn
- Monique Breteler: Epidemiological approaches in brain ageing research
3:00 PM
- Dorothea Hämmerer: The role of noradrenergic decline in ageing 🗎
Professor of the Department of Developmental Psychology at Universität Innsbruck, Austria and Group Leader of the Group Developmental cognitive neuroscience across the lifespan and neuroimaging in dementia at IKND at OvG University, Magdeburg
- Dorothea Hämmerer: The role of noradrenergic decline in ageing 🗎
3:20 PM
- Coffee break
3:50 PM
- Ileana Hanganu-Opatz: Developmental rhythms and their long shadow on adult cognition 🗎
Professor of the Institute of Developmental Neurophysiology at the Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg
- Ileana Hanganu-Opatz: Developmental rhythms and their long shadow on adult cognition 🗎
4:30 PM
- Poster session
6:30 PM
- Dinner
8:00 PM
- Late lecture by Hannah Monyer: GABAergic neurons in the context of spatial coding and memory 🗎
Professor of the Division Clinical Neurobiology at Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg and Medical Director of Clinical Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital
- Late lecture by Hannah Monyer: GABAergic neurons in the context of spatial coding and memory 🗎
Friday 03.11.2023
9:00 AM
- Alvaro Pascual-Leone: Characterizing and Promoting Brain Health
Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Medical Director at Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health, MA, USA
- Alvaro Pascual-Leone: Characterizing and Promoting Brain Health
9:40 AM
- Janelle Pakan: Task-associated representations in sensory cortical circuits across learning
Group Leader of the Group Neural Circuits and Network Dynamics at the Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research at OvG University, Magdeburg
- Janelle Pakan: Task-associated representations in sensory cortical circuits across learning
10:00 AM
- Elsa Fouragnan: Inducing short to medium neuroplastic effects with Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation 🗎
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Brain Stimulation Department at the Brain Research and Imaging Centre, University of Plymouth, UK
- Elsa Fouragnan: Inducing short to medium neuroplastic effects with Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation 🗎
10:40 AM
- Coffee break
11:10 AM
- Anne Maaß: Establishment of a deeply phenotyped aging cohort to determine factors of successful cognitive aging
Group Leader of the Group Multimodal Neuroimaging at DZNE, Magdeburg
- Anne Maaß: Establishment of a deeply phenotyped aging cohort to determine factors of successful cognitive aging
11:30 AM
- Wim Vanduffel: The mesoscale functional organization of primate cortex
Professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the KU Leuven, Belgium, Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and Investigator at Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Mass General Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA
- Wim Vanduffel: The mesoscale functional organization of primate cortex
12:10 PM
- Elena Azañón: Evidence against replay-mediated offline learning during the first minutes of motor skill acquisition 🗎
Head of Working Group Behavioral Neurology at Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg
- Elena Azañón: Evidence against replay-mediated offline learning during the first minutes of motor skill acquisition 🗎
12:30 PM
- Lunch
2:00 PM
- Jorge J. Palop: Network abnormalities and interneuron dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease
Investigator at the Gladstone Institutes and Associate Professor of Neurology at UC San Francisco, CA, USA
- Jorge J. Palop: Network abnormalities and interneuron dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease
2:40 PM
- Christian Merkel: Visual object permanence for multiple moving objects – a tale of two representational accounts 🗎
Department Behavioral Neurobiology at LIN Magdeburg
- Christian Merkel: Visual object permanence for multiple moving objects – a tale of two representational accounts 🗎
3:00 PM
- Katarzyna Grochowska: Restoring excitation-transcription coupling prevents synaptic dysfunction and cognitive decline in AD mouse models 🗎
Neuroplasticity at LIN Magdeburg and Leibniz Group “Dendritic Organelles and Synaptic Function” at ZNMH Hamburg
- Katarzyna Grochowska: Restoring excitation-transcription coupling prevents synaptic dysfunction and cognitive decline in AD mouse models 🗎
3:20 PM
- Gabriel Ziegler: Modelling and Neuroprognosis of Cognitive Performance in Neurodegeneration
Group Leader of the Group Modelling and Neuroprognosis in Ageing and Dementia at the IKND at OvG University, Magdeburg
- Gabriel Ziegler: Modelling and Neuroprognosis of Cognitive Performance in Neurodegeneration
3:40 PM
- Coffee break
4:10 PM
- Emily Rogalski: The Super Aging Research Initiative: Identifying protective factors to promote healthspan 🗎
Director of the Healthy Aging and Alzheimer`s Research Care (HAARC) Center at the University of Chicago, IL, USA
- Emily Rogalski: The Super Aging Research Initiative: Identifying protective factors to promote healthspan 🗎
4:50 PM
- David Berron: Evolving Brain and Cognitive Dysfunction in Early Alzheimer’s Disease: From Neuroimaging to Digital Cognitive Markers
Group Leader of the Group Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience at DZNE, Magdeburg
- David Berron: Evolving Brain and Cognitive Dysfunction in Early Alzheimer’s Disease: From Neuroimaging to Digital Cognitive Markers
5:10 PM
- Poster session
7:00 PM
- Dinner
8:00 PM
- Rossini Quartett
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TEAM
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REGISTRATION
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LOCATION
DORINT HOTEL
The 4-star Dorint Herrenkrug Parkhotel Magdeburg is located in the idyllic Herrenkrug Park.
The following links provide more information on the location:
DIRECTIONS
Arrival by car:
- A14: exit Magdeburg-Sudenburg
- further onto the city highway in the direction of Magdeburg-Zentrum
- from the city highway take the exit in the direction of the B1 – Cityring Nord / Universität / Zentrum Nord
- turn onto the B1 in the direction of Cityring Nord / Universität / Burg Dessau
- follow the street allignement of the B1 straight on through the tunnel
- further straight on crossing the two Elbbrücken
- on the 2nd Elbbrücke take the left lane (signage HERRENKRUG HOTEL)
- at the crossroad with the Aral gas station turn left into Herrenkrugstraße
- follow the street for ca. 1.000 m straight on, at the cross road turn left and cross the streetcar rails and drive directly straight on and follow parallel to the rails the Herrenkrug-Allee until you reach the hotel.
- A2:exit Magdeburg-Zentrum
- further onto the city highway in the direction of Magdeburg-Zentrum
- from the city highway take the exit in the direction of the B1 – Cityring Nord / Universität / Zentrum Nord
- turn onto the B1 in the direction of Cityring Nord / Universität / Burg Dessau
- follow the street allignement of the B1 straight on through the tunnel
- further straight on crossing the two Elbbrücken
- on the 2nd Elbbrücke take the left lane (signage HERRENKRUG HOTEL)
- at the crossroad with the Aral gas station turn left into Herrenkrugstraße
- follow the street for ca. 1.000 m straight on, at the cross road turn left and cross the streetcar rails and drive directly straight on and follow parallel to the rails the Herrenkrug-Allee until you reach the hotel.
- B1 or B184: drive at the entrance Magdeburg in the direction of Magdeburg-Zentrum
- at the crossroad with the Aral gas station turn left into Herrenkrugstraße
- follow the street for ca. 1.000 m straight on, at the cross road turn left and cross the streetcar rails and drive directly straight on and follow parallel to the rails the Herrenkrug-Allee until you reach the hotel.
Arrival by plane:
- Leipzig/Halle (HHN) ca. 118 km
- Berlin (BER) ca. 151 km
- Hannover (HAJ) ca. 153 km
Sustainable alternatives
- The company Flixbus provides different connections from all over Germany to Magdeburg. You can find all informations needed here: https://www.flixbus.de/
- Magdeburg central station is 6,4 km away from the hotel.
- The station Herrenkrug is 950 m away from the hotel.
- You can find suitable connections here: https://www.bahn.de/
ACCOMMODATION
The CRC holds a room contingent at DORINT Hotel Herrenkrug with a special rate for the rooms.
This special rate is valid until September 15th, 2023.
For booking please contact the hotel directly and use the code: CRC1436
