Berlin Brains: The Neuro-Abacus – How Mathematics Helps Us Understand the Brain

LiveThe brain is a complex and dynamic system. Individual neurons can be modeled well mathematically. But what emerges from the interaction of millions of cells? And where in the brain is information encoded? Does each cell process its own information, or does it arise from the activity of local networks of cells, in higher-level regions, or in specific areas?Tilo Schwalger and Nils Greven are developing mathematical methods to investigate the fundamental mechanisms of cognitive functions across all levels and scales. Together, they will present the theoretical models they have developed, explain how they use these models to draw conclusions about the mechanisms of information processing and storage, and discuss how their methods can be applied beyond this scope.Speakers: Prof. Dr. Tilo Schwalger, Assistant Professor and Head of the Data Assimilation in Neuroscience Research Group, Technical University of BerlinNils Greven, Ph.D. candidate in the Data Assimilation in Neuroscience research group, Technical University of BerlinModerator: Dr. Jochen MüllerAbout Berlin Brains:Berlin Brains is a joint event series organized by: Urania Berlin, the Berlin Planetarium Foundation, the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, the Einstein Center for Neuroscience, the Clusters of Excellence NeuroCure and Science of Intelligence, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1315, Transregional Collaborative Research Center (SFB TRR) 295 ReTune, and SFB TRR 384 IN-CODEAdmission is free. Tickets are available online via the Urania . Please pick up your free tickets at the box office by 7:15 p.m. © FreepikTranslated with DeepL

Meeting point: Zeiss-Großplanetarium | Cinema

Next date:

• Date Wednesday, 14/October/2026 19:30 bis 21:00
• Venue Zeiss-Großplanetarium
• Address Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg