Lüder Deecke
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Dr. Lüder Deecke is a neurologist, neuroscientist, teacher and physician whose scientific discoveries have influenced brain research and the treatment and rehabilitation of neurological disorders.
Full Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Neurology at the University of Vienna
Medical University of Vienna
, professor emeritus since OCT 2006, Deecke is also head of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Functional Brain Topography and is the author of a number of books and more than 580 publications in the fields of neurology, clinical neurology, neurophysiology, clinical neurophysiology, neurosciences, brain research, movement disorders, etc.
His early research with Hans Helmut Kornhuber in the mid sixties led to the discovery of the Bereitschaftspotential
(or readiness potential), which is a measure of neural activity in the brain
that precedes voluntary movements. This discovery set an important standard in research
and rehabilitation of motor systems, and re-introduced the word will in key word registers
1958 Baccalaureat at 'Humanistisches Gymnasium-Ernestinum Celle'. Study of Physics, University of Hamburg
1959-60 Military service (Lieutenant of the reserve)
1960-66 Study of Medicine at the universities of Freiburg (im Breisgau), Hamburg and Vienna, Austria. Stipend of the 'Studienstiftung'
1965 Graduation in Medicine
1966 Promotion to M.D. on the basis of doctoral thesis regarding the discovery of the Bereitschaftspotential
or readiness potential together with his mentor Hans Helmut Kornhuber
1966 ECFMG examination of the US (Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates) in Frankfurt/Main, Germany
1966-68 Internship at the Neurological University Hospital with Neurophysiology Freiburg (Prof. Richard Jung)
1968-70 Resident, Neurological University Hospital Ulm (Prof. H.H. Kornhuber)
1970-71 Research Fellow, Oto-Neurophysiology Laboratory, University of Toronto (Prof. J.M. Fredrickson
1972-74 Senior Resident Neurological University Hospital Ulm (Prof. H.H. Kornhuber)
1974 'Habilitation (thesis to become Professor) for Neurology and Neurophysiology
1978 Associate Professor of Neurology
1982 1 year of Visiting Professorship with Hal Weinberg, Brain Behaviour Laboratory Simon Fraser University Vancouver
1985 Full Professor (Professor Ordinarius) University of Vienna, Austria, Chair of Clinical Neurology
1985 Head, Neurological University Hospital Vienna
1992 Founder of the 'Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Functional Brain Topography' and head of the institute
2000 Head, Department of Clinical Neurology University of Vienna
2006 Professor emeritus (o. Univ. Prof. em. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Lüder Deecke, formerly head, Department of Clinical Neurology, Medical University Vienna & Vienna General Hospital.
1987 till present President of the Austrian Multiple Sclerosis Society
Full Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Neurology at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
Medical University of Vienna
Medical University of Vienna
The Medical University of Vienna is a medical university in Vienna, Austria.Formerly the faculty of medicine of the University of Vienna, became an independent university on January 1, 2004...
, professor emeritus since OCT 2006, Deecke is also head of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Functional Brain Topography and is the author of a number of books and more than 580 publications in the fields of neurology, clinical neurology, neurophysiology, clinical neurophysiology, neurosciences, brain research, movement disorders, etc.
Bereitschaftspotential
In neurology, the Bereitschaftspotential or BP , also called the pre-motor potential or readiness potential , is a measure of activity in the motor cortex of the brain leading up to voluntary muscle movement. The BP is a manifestation of cortical contribution to the pre-motor planning of volitional...
(or readiness potential), which is a measure of neural activity in the brain
Human brain
The human brain has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times larger than the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size. Estimates for the number of neurons in the human brain range from 80 to 120 billion...
that precedes voluntary movements. This discovery set an important standard in research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and rehabilitation of motor systems, and re-introduced the word will in key word registers
Biography
1938, June 22 born on the shore of the North Sea (Lohe, Dithmarschen, Holstein, Germany). High school years at Celle near Hanover1958 Baccalaureat at 'Humanistisches Gymnasium-Ernestinum Celle'. Study of Physics, University of Hamburg
1959-60 Military service (Lieutenant of the reserve)
1960-66 Study of Medicine at the universities of Freiburg (im Breisgau), Hamburg and Vienna, Austria. Stipend of the 'Studienstiftung'
1965 Graduation in Medicine
1966 Promotion to M.D. on the basis of doctoral thesis regarding the discovery of the Bereitschaftspotential
Bereitschaftspotential
In neurology, the Bereitschaftspotential or BP , also called the pre-motor potential or readiness potential , is a measure of activity in the motor cortex of the brain leading up to voluntary muscle movement. The BP is a manifestation of cortical contribution to the pre-motor planning of volitional...
or readiness potential together with his mentor Hans Helmut Kornhuber
1966 ECFMG examination of the US (Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates) in Frankfurt/Main, Germany
1966-68 Internship at the Neurological University Hospital with Neurophysiology Freiburg (Prof. Richard Jung)
1968-70 Resident, Neurological University Hospital Ulm (Prof. H.H. Kornhuber)
1970-71 Research Fellow, Oto-Neurophysiology Laboratory, University of Toronto (Prof. J.M. Fredrickson
1972-74 Senior Resident Neurological University Hospital Ulm (Prof. H.H. Kornhuber)
1974 'Habilitation (thesis to become Professor) for Neurology and Neurophysiology
1978 Associate Professor of Neurology
1982 1 year of Visiting Professorship with Hal Weinberg, Brain Behaviour Laboratory Simon Fraser University Vancouver
1985 Full Professor (Professor Ordinarius) University of Vienna, Austria, Chair of Clinical Neurology
1985 Head, Neurological University Hospital Vienna
1992 Founder of the 'Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Functional Brain Topography' and head of the institute
2000 Head, Department of Clinical Neurology University of Vienna
2006 Professor emeritus (o. Univ. Prof. em. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Lüder Deecke, formerly head, Department of Clinical Neurology, Medical University Vienna & Vienna General Hospital.
1987 till present President of the Austrian Multiple Sclerosis Society
Awards and recognitions
- 2009 Prix Théophile Gluge, of the Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
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- 2009 Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
, Burnaby, B.C.British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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- 2003 Dr. honoris causa, Simon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
, Burnaby, B.C.British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- 2000 Hans Berger Award of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
- 1997 Hoechst Award
- 1990 Citation Classic, Current ContentsCurrent ContentsCurrent Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute for Scientific Information, now part of Thomson Reuters, that is published online and in several different printed subject sections.-History:...
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(Kornhuber & Deecke, Pflügers Arch. 284: 1-17, 1965 regarding the BereitschaftspotentialBereitschaftspotentialIn neurology, the Bereitschaftspotential or BP , also called the pre-motor potential or readiness potential , is a measure of activity in the motor cortex of the brain leading up to voluntary muscle movement. The BP is a manifestation of cortical contribution to the pre-motor planning of volitional...
- 1991 Distinguished Visiting ProfessorDistinguished Visiting ProfessorDistinguished Visiting Professor is an academic title bestowed by American universities on prominent scholars who have been invited to teach a course in their area of expertise for one semester or more to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students....
, Department of Neurology (Arnold Starr) at the University of CaliforniaUniversity of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
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- 1989 Dr. Herbert Reisner Award
- 1982 Distinguished Visiting ProfessorDistinguished Visiting ProfessorDistinguished Visiting Professor is an academic title bestowed by American universities on prominent scholars who have been invited to teach a course in their area of expertise for one semester or more to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students....
, Brain Behaviour Laboratory (Hal Weinberg), Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada
- 1971 Scientific Award of the City of UlmUlmUlm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
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