Behavior testing in rodents: from cognition, motor function, emotion, anxiey and pain. A hands-on course

February 26 - 27, 2026
Registration deadline: Dec 23, 2025
Venue: Interdisciplinary Neurobehavioral Core INBC, INF 515, 69120 Heidelberg
Topics:

Behavior testing, mice and rats, study design of behavioral experiments

Maximum number of participants: 10

Participation fee: 250 €
Free of charge for NWG members!

Organisation and registration:

Dr. Claudia Pitzer
claudia.pitzer@pharma.uni-heidelberg.de
06221 1858504

Comparative Anatomy and Pathology of the Rodent and Human Brain

March 9 - 11, 2026
Registration deadline: Dec 23, 2025
Venue: Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Center for Biomedical Research (ZBMF), Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081 Ulm, Germany
Topics:

The goal of the course is to compare pathologic alterations found in experimental rodent models of neurodegenerative diseases with the pathology in the human brain. Participants are encouraged to bring histological sections from their own experiments and rodent models to the course for discussion
(2 weeks notice required). The course includes:

  • an overview of the anatomy of the rodent and human brain and spinal cord
  • hands-on-lab sessions for introduction into neuroanatomical techniques to study the human brain
  • an introduction to the pathological neuroanatomy of neurodegenerative disorders including but not limited to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Maximum number of participants: 12

Participation fee: 100 €
Free of charge for NWG members!

Organisation and registration:

Prof. Dr. Deniz Yilmazer-Hanke
Tel (Office): 0731/500-63111 
Tel (Lab): 0731/500-63139
email: deniz.yilmazer-hanke@uni-ulm.de

Pathoanatomy of the Human Central Nervous System

March 12 - 13, 2026
Registration deadline: Dec 23, 2025
Venue: Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Center for Biomedical Research (ZBMF), Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081 Ulm, Germany
Topics:

Introduction into neuroanatomical techniques to study the neuroanatomy of the human brain including hands-on laboratory sessions
Pathological anatomy, histology and histopathology of the human brain and spinal cord in neurodegenerative diseases 
Staging of pathological changes in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and related disorders in the human brain.

Maximum number of participants: 12

Participation fee: 80 €
Free of charge for NWG members!

Organisation and registration:

Prof. Dr. Deniz Yilmazer-Hanke
Tel (Office): 0731/500-63111 
Tel (Lab): 0731/500-63139
email: deniz.yilmazer-hanke@uni-ulm.de

Introducing transcranial brain stimulation and neurofeeback in research and in clinical practice

March 25 - 26, 2026
Registration deadline: Dec 23, 2025
Venue: DGKN Ausbildungszentrum für transkranielle Gehirnstimulation, Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075 Göttingen
Topics:

transcranial magnetic-, direct current-, alternating current, random noise stimulation (TMS, rTMS, tDCS, tACS, tRNS), theoretical background of the stimulation, most frequently used protocols in research and in the clinical practice; ethical and regulatory aspects of transcranial stimulation
Neurofeedback - basics and clinical applications; Hands-on sessions in small groups

Maximum number of participants: 40

Participation fee: 540 €
For NWG members 250 € 

Organisation and registration:

Prof. Andrea Antal
Tel.: 0551 39-67280
E-Mail: AAntal@gwdg.de