New: WDR podcast on brain researcher Oskar Vogt
“Oskar Vogt: the measurement of the brain” is the title of the episode in the podcast series “WDR Zeitzeichen”, which was released on April 6, 2025 to mark the 155th birthday of the brain researcher. Author Daniela Wakonigg outlines the life and achievements of Vogt and his wife Cécile, who were also closely connected through their joint research work over decades. Interviewpartners are Prof. Katrin Amunts, Director of the Cécile and Oskar Vogt Institute for Brain Research at Düsseldorf University Hospital and the Jülich Institute for Structural and Functional Organization of the Brain (INM-1), and Dr. Manuel Marx, Scientific Coordinator of the Vogt Archive.
The 15-minute podcast looks at how the Vogts became pioneers of localization theory in brain research and the results they came to after studying Lenin's brain. The podcast also touches on the fate of the two researchers during the Nazi era and their continued joint work at their private research institute on Lake Titisee. Finally, the podcast highlights the relocation and ongoing digitization of the research couple's archive at the Düsseldorf institute.
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Erhard Zeiss
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- Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM)
- Structural and Functional Organisation of the Brain (INM-1)
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