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People with ataxia often experience stress-induced motor incoordination. Researchers have now discovered which receptor is responsible for this.
Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, identified a receptor that plays a crucial role in stress-induced motor incoordination associated with ataxias. These hereditary motor disorders have long been linked to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine.
In 2025, the International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN), in cooperation with the Research Department of Neuroscience (RDN), invited the public to the 14th Brain Day at Ruhr University Bochum.
Around 450 guests accepted the invitation and experienced a varied program of lectures and activities aimed at all those interested in science. Numerous hands-on activities and an exhibition of children's drawings from our school competitions enriched the breaks between lectures. As in previous years, many self-help groups offered information and advice in discussions with visitors.
Manchmal erzählen die Großeltern die gleichen alten Geschichten immer und immer wieder, Oma vergisst, die Herdplatte auszuschalten, und Opa nennt Dich „Friedrich“ und wird wütend, wenn Du nicht reagierst. Sind das schon Anzeichen von Demenz?
Was verändert sich, wenn Menschen an Demenz erkranken? Die International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN) ruft Bochumer Schüler*innen der Klassen 6, 7 und 8 zum Schreibwettbewerb auf.
The highly acknowledged VR Summit returns for its third edition, uniting global experts and innovators in extended reality (XR), neuroscience, psychology, education and clinical practice.
Previous events brought world‑renowned XR researchers and innovators to Bochum, placing the city on the map of cutting‑edge research and innovation in immersive technologies.This year’s program extends over four days, featuring the VRS Hackathon (18–19 October 2025) followed by the VR Summit (20–21 October 2025).
Researchers ask physicians to consider anti-IgLON5 disease if certain symptoms are present, as the only promising approach is early treatment.
It often starts with restless sleep. Mobility, swallowing, and speaking disorders are also typical. Yet a range of other symptoms make it difficult to diagnose anti-IgLON5 disease. Left untreated, this rare autoimmune disease leads to severe disabilities in just a few years and is often fatal.
Einblicke in eine faszinierende Welt - darum geht es einmal pro Jahr an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, wenn die Neurowissenschaftler*innen zum BRAIN DAY ins Veranstaltungszentrum einladen.
Ein Tag im Zeichen der Bochumer Neurowissenschaften mit Vorträgen, Informationen und Mitmachaktionen. Alle Besucher*innen sind eingeladen zu schauen, zu hören, zu fühlen, nachzufragen und mitzumachen. Auch im Jahr 2025 arbeitet das Organisations-Team des BRAIN DAY's wieder daran, für seine Gäste ein spannendes Angebot zusammenzustellen.
For animals, sleeping on their left side is not about comfort. It is a survival strategy.
Cats prefer to sleep on their left side. This is the conclusion drawn by an international research team that analyzed several hundred YouTube videos of sleeping cats. The researchers see this bias as an evolutionary advantage because it favors hunting and escape behavior after waking up. The team from the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy), Ruhr University Bochum, Medical School Hamburg and other partners in Germany, Canada, Switzerland and Turkey report on the study in the journal Current Biology.
Physicians from Bochum have used a cancer treatment method to treat severe autoimmune diseases.
A team of physicians from Bochum are the first to successfully use CAR T-cell therapy to treat two patients with a autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system. This treatment modifies endogenous immune cells such that they can specifically target and eliminate B lymphocytes, which are here the origin of autoimmunity. This is the world’s first clinical report in the use of CAR T-cell therapy to treat a serious autoimmune neuropathy.
Mit dem Format BrainBusiness sind wir angetreten, um ein Austauschformat im Bereich der Neurowissenschaften zu etablieren. Unterschiedliche Disziplinen und vor allem unterschiedliche Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Versorgung und Wirtschaft sollen zusammenkommen und voneinander lernen!
Nach erfolgreicher Etablierung setzen wir die Reihe fort und legen in diesem Jahr den Fokus auf die visuelle Wahrnehmung und zugehörige Erkrankungen sowie auf Herausforderungen und Lösungen zur Mentalen Gesundheit.
Researchers are investigating the mechanisms and identifying new areas of the brain that can benefit patients when stimulated.
Persons with Parkinson’s disease lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker. In a current study, researchers from the universities Bochum and Marburg investigated whether and how stimulation of a certain region of the brain can have a positive impact on ambulatory ability.
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