Hyde Park Civilization about the brain - the most complex structure in the known universe

In the Hyde Park Civilization program on ČT24, all three leaders of the research groups of the CEITEC MU Neuroscience Center presented part of their research.

Alzheimer's disease is often referred to as the epidemic of the 21st century. It is a disease in which short-term memory first deteriorates, gradually a person becomes more and more confused until he cannot take care of himself and does not even know his loved ones. How do movement and music affect Alzheimer's disease? Examined by Professor Irena Rektorová.

Is stress hereditary? Is the experience of extreme stress transmitted to offspring by genetic or socio-psychological means? Professor Ivan Rektor examines the second and third generation of Holocaust survivors. What did he find out?

Every tenth to twentieth person will have at least one attack of epilepsy in their lifetime. What's going on in our brain? Since when is a person diagnosed as an epileptic? And how to recognize an impending seizure? In Hyde Park Civilization, Professor Milan Brázdil will answer.

You can watch the whole discussion in Czech here.