Sport & Brain: Exercise as Medicine

Date

Sep 17, 2013

Time

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker

Alexander Storch, Ulf Bodechtel, Gerd Kempermann, Jürgen Petersen

Language

de

Main Topic

Willkommen

Other Topics

Willkommen

Host

Alexander Storch

Description

Prof. Alexander Storch, vice-chairman and senior physician of the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Member of the CRTD, talks about the topic: “Training, Sport und Hirnfunktion“ Dr. Ulf Bodechtel, senior physician of the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, talks about the topic: „Bewegung als Medizin gegen die Volkskrankheit Schlaganfall und Demenz“ Prof. Gerd Kempermann, research group leader at the DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden – Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden and speaker at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Dresden, talks about the topic: „Dem Alter davonlaufen: Warum körperliche Aktivität gut für das Gehirn ist“ Jürgen Petersen, marathon runner, grand master of memory and former farmer, talks about the topic: „Brainrunning: Laufend das Gehirn trainieren“ Time: 18.30 - 20.30 Location: DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies - Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 105, 01307 Dresden Sports not only keep heart and circulation in shape but also the brain. Current research results show that physical activity from youth until old age stimulate the generation of neurons in the brain and decrease the risk for neurological disease as stroke or dementia. At the public event of the DNG Professor Alexander Storch, Professor Gerd Kempermann, and Dr. Ulf Bodechtel the current insights for laymen. Finally Jürgen Petersen, marathon runner, and grand master of memory, the time of jogging or walking for memory training by simple methods. The event is moderated by the ARD/MDR sports reporter Torsten Püschel. The entry is free. Registration is not required.

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