In the collaborative research centre "Identify, Localise, Act: Neurocognitive Mechanisms and their Flexibility" at Tbingen University the scientists are aiming to investigate the basic neurobiological principles of the processes which lead from the identification of objects to purposeful action, and to describe the interactions between the co-ordinating neuronal steps in these processes. It is a question of discovering how neuronal activity facilitates holistic perception and well co-ordinate motor response. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Thier, Neurologische Klinik, Sektion fur Visuelle Sensomotorik, tel.: 07071/29 83057
Natural Sciences
The "Manipulation of Matter on the Nanometric Scale" is the topic of a new collaborative research centre at Munich University. Its aim is to control the interaction of matter on the nanometric scale through the development and utilization of novel molecular tools. Nanoscopic systems from Physics, Biology and Chemistry are to be researched and correlated, with the emphasis lying on the development of new key techniques for the direct manipulation of individual atoms or molecules. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hermann E. Gaub, Lehrstuhl fur Angewandte Physik, tel.: 089/2180 3173
The development of new ion-conducting materials such as are employed in solid batteries and fuel cells, in chemical sensors and electrochemistry, demands detailed understanding of the ionic structures, interactions and processes. At the centre of the collaborative research centre "Ion Motion in Materials with Random Structures -- from the Elementary Step to the Macroscopic Transport" at Munster University
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Contact: Dr. Eva-Maria Streier
em.streier@dfg.de
49-228-885-2250
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
6-Dec-1999