I am a neuroscientist from Germany with a background in biology. I was awarded a doctorate at Bielefeld University (Germany) in 2010. Currently I work in Portugal as a postdoctoral fellow. I am specialized in sensory processing in vertebrates and animal behavior, further touching on cognitive aspects such as depth perception, memory formation, modulation of brain state and awareness. My studies involve in vivo electrophysiology and optical imaging aswell as video tracking of behavior. I blog about science, specificaly neuroscience, and the scientific community. You can contact me directly using the contact form.
In May 2022, I started a new job as a writer/editor for the young science video production firm TWENTYTWO Film, based in Cologne, Germany. They are most famous for their YouTube-Channel “Doktor Whatson” and that’s the format I am writing scripts for. On May 29th, Doktor Whatson released the first video based on a script …
As a guest on the (German language) podcast “Aus dem Elfenbeinturm” (‘From the Ivory Tower’), I was asked to talk about my career path. From student to PhD in neuroscience and, finally(?), science communicator. https://elfenbeinturm.podigee.io/8-dennis-eckmeier
The science communication competition “Fast Forward Science” is an award funded by different public and private entities in Germany. I made a first contribution in 2019, when I made a video about some core principles of neuroscience. This year, the focus of the award was broadened so I could submit a podcast episode, an Instagram …
A couple of months back, Ariane Pessentheiner interviewed me about my work as a researcher and my eventual transition to science communication. She wrote a very nice article about it, which I enjoyed reading very much. It was published by the NeuWrite San Diego science communication blog. Please, enjoy and follow Ariane on Instagram or …
Wednesdays I work on an eLearning project with my dad. 🙂 He’s been a clarinet teacher for more than 40 years. A couple of weeks into the pandemic he decided I should help him teach the clarinet on YouTube 😂. His channel is called ‘Old Man with a Clarinet’, and it’s in German 😜 We …