Invited talks

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Talks

  • 6 Oct 2014 Enhancement durch neurotechnologische Verfahren? Chancen, Risiken, Visionen (Neuro-Enhancement: Responsible Research and Innovation), Mainz, Germany.
  • 26 Aug 2014, invited talk, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig. Eingeladen von Abteilung Neurologie, Prof. Arno Villringer. (Link)
  • 30 July 2014, Workshop Dynamics of Disease States (Organizers: Jonathan E. Rubin and Stephan E Van Gils), CNS*2014 meeting in Quebec, invited talk: "Migraine: A dynamical disease" [Link]
  • 9 July 2014, Workshop on Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD) and Related Neurological Phenomena, The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, Toronto, Canada, Talk: " Ghost behavior: Transient localized patterns of CSD in the gyrified human cortex". [Link]
  • 13 Mai 2014, Theorie-Seminar, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Theoretische Physik Prof. Claudius Gros. Migraine: A dynamical disease
  • 1 Apr 2014, Focus Session: Dynamical Patterns in Neural Systems: From Brain Function to Dysfunction (joint session DY/ BP), Prof. S.C. Müller, Prof. T. Geisel. From epilepsy to migraine to stroke: A unifying framework. (Slides)
  • 13. Feb 2014, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied and Numerical Mathematics, PD Dr. Gudrun Thäter, Dr. Sebastian Ritterbusch, Migraine: A dynamical disease from molecular to cellular to whole organ level.
  • 24 Jan 2014, Berlin Center for Studies of Complex Chemical Systems, Dynamical network biomarkers in migraine.
  • 6 Nov 2013, Neuro-Kolloquium, Neurozentrum, Freiburg, Prof. T. Mergner, "Migraine with aura and spreading depression: A systems medicine approach"
  • 22 Oct 2013, Department of Mathematics, University of Twente, Prof. Stephan van Gils, "Migraine: A dynamical disease from molecular to cellular to whole organ level"
  • 17 June 2013, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University, Boston, USA
  • 11 June 2013 Talk together with Steve Schiff at CRCNS PI Meeting, hosted by McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, "A framework to unify and control seizures and spreading depression", Boston, USA
  • 13 May 2013 Talk at the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 936 "Multi-Site Communication in the Brain", invited by Prof. Arne May, Hamburg, Germany.
  • 13 Mar 2013 Talk at the Department of Systems & Computational Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
  • 6 Mar 2013 Seminar of the NETWORKS group in Houston, TX, USA
  • 14 Feb 2013, Applied Dynamics Seminar at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
  • 6 Feb 2013, Workshop 3: Disease, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
  • 14 Jan 2013 Seminar, Institut für Experimentelle Physik, Otto-von-Gureicke University Magdeburg, Germnay.
  • 15 Dec 2012 Brain Dynamics and Dynamics of Brain Diseases, FENS-IBRO-Hertie Winter School , Austria
  • 7 Dec 2012 Mathematical Biology Oxford in association with Balliol College, Oxford, UK.
  • 20 Nov 2012 NJIT: Mathematical Sciences, Prof. Robert M. Miura. Migraine: A Dynamical Disease, Newark, NJ, USA
  • 21 Sep 2012 Centre for Vision Research, York University, Colloquium, Prof. Hugh R. Wilson. Migraine: A Dynamical Disease, Toronto, Canada
  • 18 Sep 2012 Physics Department, University Ottawa, Colloquium, Prof. Andre Longtin. Migraine: A Dynamical Disease, Ottawa, Canada
  • 13 Sep 2012 Bioelectromagnetics Lawson Health Research Institute, MITAC Seminar, Dr. Julien Modolo. Migraine: A Dynamical Disease, London (Ontario), Canada
  • 11 Sep 2012 Physiology Department, McGill, CAMBAM Seminar, Prof. Michael Mackey. Migraine: A Dynamical Disease, Montreal, Canada
  • 23 Aug 2012 The Dynamics of Disease, Workshop, Dr. Gerold Bayer. Localized Transient Waves of Cortical Spreading Depression in Migraine, Manchester, UK VIDEO
  • 19 Jun 2012 Special Brain Mapping Seminar, Brain Mapping Center, UCLA, Seminar, Prof. A. Charles. Brain Mapping of Migraine Aura, Los Angels, CA, USA
  • 18 Jun 2012 Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, UCLA, Colloquium, Prof. A. Garfinkel. Reentrant and retracting waves of cortical spreading depression in migraine, Los Angels, CA, USA
  • 24 May 2012 Analyse de donnees et modelisation des oscillations biologiques, Claire Wolfrom, Localized traveling pulses in migraine, Orsay, France
  • 15 Mar 2012 Pattern Formation: The inspiration of Alan Turing, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Satellite Meeting St.John’s College, Prof. P. Maini. Localized travelling pulses in migraine, Oxford, UK
  • 3 Feb 2012 INB Lunchseminar, Institute for Neuro- and Bioinformatics, Dr. J.C. Claussen, Pattern formation in migraine, Lübeck, Germany
  • 25 Oct 2011 Spatio-temporal evolution equations and neural fields, CIRM, Marseilles, Workshop, Prof. P. C. Bressloff. Fragmented wave propagation in a subexcitable medium
  • 10 Aug 2011 Computational Neuroscience and the Dynamics of Disease States, Lorentz Center, Leiden, Netherlands, Workshop, Prof. S. van Gils. Transient patterns in a subexcitable medium and their relation to migraine diagnostics and non-medical treatment
  • 6 Jul 2011 Engineering of Chemical Complexity, Berlin Center for Studies of Complex Chemical System, International Conference, Prof. A. Mikhailov. Feedback control of 2D wave segments in cortical excitable media
  • 22 Jun 2011 International Headache Society, Berlin, International Congress, Symposium. Different patterns of confined spreading depression waves and their potential link to different diagnostic forms of migraine
  • 31 May 2010 Physiology Department, McGill, Montreal, Canada, Presentation, Prof. M. C. Mackey, Chairman of Selection Commitee ”Quantitative Physiology”. Cortical spreading depression: Dynamics from molecules to entire brain
  • 15 Apr 2010 Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité, Berlin, Colloquium, Prof. Jens Dreier. Modeling spreading depolariation: From Bifurction to Bench to Bedside
  • 22 Mar 2010 DPG Frühjahrstagung: Solid State Physics, Section Dynamics and Statistical Physics, Regensburg, Topical Talk, Prof. H. Kantz, chairman. The Physics of Migraine
  • 18 Dec 2009 Central Institute for Medical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Presentation, Selection Committee for Chair in ”Minimal-invasive therapeutische Implantate”. Control of pathological pattern in the cortex
  • 15 Dec 2009 Seminar in Theoretical Physics, University of Münster, invited colloquium, Prof. Rudolf Friedrich. Transient traveling wave segments of characteristic size
  • 04 Dec 2009 Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Swiss, Colloquium, Prof. Daniel C. Kiper. Modeling migraine: From nonlinear dynamics to clinical neurology
  • 16 Oct 09 Dynamical Neuroscience XVII: Dynamical Disease, Chicago, USA, SfN Satellite Symposium, Prof. Dennis Glanzman, NIH. Migraine: A dynamical disease
  • 17 Sep 2009 Dynamics in Systems Biology, Aberdeen, UK, International Conference, Prof. Dr. C. Grebogi, Aberdeen, UK. Migraine: A dynamical disease
  • 08 Sep 2009 Delay Differential Equations: From Theory to Applications, Bristol, UK, International Workshop, Dr. Yuliya Kyrychko, Bristol, UK. Delayed feedback in reaction-diffusion systems
  • 02 Sep 2009 Dynamics Days Europe 2009, Göttingen, Germany, invited talk on international workshop, Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz. Two-dimensional waves in migraine and stroke
  • 23 Jul 2009 Modeling Migraine, Berlin, Germany, international workshop on CNS*09 meeting. Spreading depression wave patterns in two spatial dimensions: A new paradigm
  • 09 Jun 2009 Oberseminar Nonlinear Dynamics, Berlin, Germany, invited colloquium at Free University Berlin, Prof. Bernold Fiedler. Neurons don’t get migraines (neither do Cyborgs)
  • 25 Mar 2009 DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany, contributed talk Dynamics and Statistical Physics Division, Session: Reaction-diffusion systems. Controlling the onset of traveling pulses in reaction-diffusion systems by nonlocal feedback
  • 27 Feb 2009 Harz-Seminar, Hahnenklee, Germany, invited talk at 13th seminar Strukturbildung in Chemie und Biophysik“, Prof. E. Bodenschatz, Prof. M. Hauser, Prof. R. Imbihl, Prof. A. S. Mikhailov. Two-dimensional wave patterns of cortical spreading depression: retracting, re-entrant, and standing waves
  • 09 Jan 2009 UK Mathematical Neuroscience Network, Nottingham, UK, Non-local neuronal connectivity, wave control and migraine modelling, Co-organized with Prof. Steve Coombes. Combining volume and synaptic transmission: a mathematical framework to investigate spreading depolarizations
  • 05 Jan 2009 Seminar Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics, Berlin, Germany, invited colloquium at Humboldt-University, Prof. Lutz Schimansky-Geier. Traveling wave segments in migraine
  • 31 Oct 2008 Seminar at the Centre for Vision Research, Toronto, Canada, invited colloquium at York University, Prof. F. Wilkinson and Prof. H. R. Wilson. Pattern formation in migraine with aura, from mechanism to control
  • 16 Oct 2008 Seminar in the Neural Engineering Lab, Washington, USA, invited colloquium at the George Mason University, Prof. N. Peixoto. Control of spreading depolarizations waves occurring in migraine and stroke
  • 09 Oct 2008 28th Dynamics Days Berlin-Brandenburg, Postdam, Germany, invited talk at international conference, session organizer: Prof. J. Kurths. Control of traveling waves close to the excitation limit
  • 27 Aug 2008 28th Dynamics Days Europe, Delft, Netherlands, contributed talk at annual international conference, session: Formation and Dynamics of Patterns, session organizer: Prof. U. Ebert. Time-delayed feedback control of traveling waves close to the excitation limit
  • 17 Jul 2008 Mathematical Modeling in Neuroscience, Kiev, Ukraine, invited talk at bilateral German-Ukrainian workshop: National Scientific Centre for Medical and Biotechnical Research & Research Center Jülich, Prof. V. Maistrenko, Prof. Y. Maistrenko, Prof. P. A. Tass. Modeling reaction diffusion waves during migraine and stroke
  • 17 Jul 2008 DFG-Forschungszentrum MATHEON, Berlin, Germany, invited seminar Dynamics of Coupled Systems and Applications to Neurodynamics, Dr. S. Yanchuk. Modeling reaction diffusion waves during migraine and stroke
  • 03 Mar 2008 Harz-Seminar, Hahnenklee, Germany, invited talk at 12th seminar Strukturbildung in Chemie und Biophysik“, Prof. E. Bodenschatz, Prof. M. Hauser, Prof. R. Imbihl, Prof. A. S. Mikhailov. Feedback control of travelling waves close to the excitation limit
  • 21 Jan 2008 Complex Systems, Lavin, Switzerland, invited talk at international winter workshop on Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics of Complex Systems, Prof. R. Stoop. Failure of feedback control as a putative common mechanism of spreading depolarizations
  • 20 Nov 2007 Seminar in the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Kiel, Germany, invited colloquium at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Prof. H. G. Schuster. Control of cortical reaction-diffusion patterns during migraine
  • 22 Nov 2007 8th Meeting of COSBID, Köln, Germany, invited guest talk at internal COSBID meeting (Cooperative Study on Brain Injury Depolarisations), Prof. R. Graf.
  • Modeling propagation of depolarisations
  • 10 Sep 2007 Net-Works, Madrid, Spain, invited talk at meeting on topics in Complex Networks in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Prof. R. Criado. Modulation of weakly excitable waves in neural networks
  • 10 Jul 2007 27th Dynamics Days Europe, Loughborough, UK, invited talk at annual international conferences, session: Complex systems in biology, session organizer: Prof. S. Coombes. Suppression of migraine waves by long-range coupling
  • 05 Jun 2007 From Complex Systems Theory to Clinical Neurology, Dresden, Germany, contributed talk at international workshop, Prof. H. A. Braun, Prof. E. Mosekilde, Prof. F. Moss. Efficient control of transient wave forms to prevent spreading depolarizations
  • 28 Feb 2007 Workshop Membrane Physiology, Augsburg, Germany, invited talk, Dr. T. Franke. Migraine and Spreading Depression
  • 12 Feb 2007 Harz-Seminar, Hahnenklee, Germany, invited talk at 11th seminar Strukturbildung in Chemie und Biophysik“, Prof. E. Bodenschatz, Prof. M. Hauser, Prof. R. Imbihl, Prof. A. S. Mikhailov. Efficient Neuromodulation of Hyperexcitability to Prevent the Spread of Seizure or Seizure-like Activity