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Brain Days Heidelberg 

On Wednesday, 7 May 2025, MES Forschungssysteme GmbH is organising the 1st Brain Day Heidelberg at the CNSR and the Institute of Psychology.
An EEG keynote talk with PD Dr. Gordon Feld (Central Institute of Mental Health | Mannheim), an EEG eye tracking hands-on workshop and numerous opportunities for networking within and outside the university will be offered from 09:00 - 17:00.
All interested persons can register for this event via this link.

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At night in the CNSR 

The CNSR receives a sleep laboratory funded by the Heidelberg-Mannheim Life Sciece Alliance. The laboratory is equipped with a 64-channel actiCHamp Plus EEG system, an infrared observation system and a BioPac system for peripheral physiological measurements and stimulation. In order to create an environment that is as comfortable as possible for our test subjects, the laboratory (no. 2 in the figure) is attractively furnished and air-conditioned. The experiment is controlled from the neighboring room (no. 1 in the figure). The first measurements are planned for the 2nd quarter.

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What's next 

Once again this year, we aim to fill the CNSR infrastructure with life and expand the range of services for our users. With this in mind, the following projects are planned:

• Setting up a sleep laboratory | Equipment: 64-channel actiCHamp EEG system, BIOPAC peripheral physiology and stimulation system.
• Setting up an online portal for the assessment of submitted project outlines by the CNSR Advisory Board
• Setting up a CNSR Wiki with method-oriented content
• Extension of the CNSR Python Toolbox for the analysis of psychophysiological data
• Organization of an EEG workshop | Topics: Event-related potentials, time-frequency analyses and source localization.
• Organization of an fNIRS workshop | Topics: Brain activity and connectivity analyses.
• Participation in the “Doors open with the mouse” event of WDR.

 

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Merry Christmas and a successful 2025 

The CNSR team wishes all past, present and future users of the Core Facility a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a successful 2025.

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Open house with the mouse at the CNSR 

As part of the WDR's “Open house with the mouse” campaign, the CNSR welcomed a total of 28 children and their parents. The aim was to give the children a fascinating insight into neurophysiological research. The question asked was “What ways do we have to find out about our brain?”. The three-hour program included a variety of stations that the children went through in small groups. There was the opportunity to try out various technical devices for themselves and get to know them better through games. For example, the children were able to use VR goggles to move through a virtual parkour at great heights or control a mouse helicopter in a mini-game using eye movements or neurofeedback. Finally, a small Oscar in the form of a mouse was awarded for the best acting performance on the Facereader.

Many thanks to all the children and parents for coming!

Open house team

From left to right – back row: Antonia Schlieder (IWR), Christian Große (CNSR/Uni Leipzig), Tamara Münzenmaier (CNSR/LMU München), Frédérick Deschênes (CNSR), Soléne Gerwann (ISSW), Helena Schubert (Bunsen-Gymnasium).
Front row: Torsten Wüstenberg (CNSR), Anna Jakobs (CNSR) & Elisa König (CNSR)

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