Germany is at the forefront of neuroscience in Europe, and the cities of Frankfurt and Heidelberg are known as research hubs across many areas of science, including neurobiology.
During the Study Tour, you will be exposed to a long range of neuroscience perspectives, some will have you meet leading researchers in the field, and some will give you a unique insight into the history of neuroscience and mental disorders. Made possible by being in places of relevance, now and then.
You will have the opportunity to see how the knowledge you learn in the classroom translates into research, treatment, and educational approaches in a real-world environment. To make your study tour a holistic experience, it consists of visits with researchers, museums, historic sites, and cultural landmarks.
Tour Objectives
- Broaden your understanding of the critical connection between academia and science mediation
- Understand how neuroscience of fear and anxiety can be a part of everyday life, now and in the past, by exploring historically relevant information and research
- Broaden your horizon within the field of neuroscience and go beyond the classroom, thereby encouraging you to develop further questions and insights regarding your personal, academic, and professional interests
Possible Activities
- Visit researchers at the Center for Translational Psychiatry, department of psychiatry at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience in Frankfurt
- Get a unique insight into happiness or medical history through museums such as the Body Worlds Museum or a visit to Heidelberg University
- Interact with locals to get an understanding of the neuroscience underlying fear and anxiety from a patient point of view