Talks & Media

2027

• Neural Adaptation to Speech-in-Noise: Evidence from Intra-Brain Dynamics and Inter-Brain Coupling. Invited presentation, 18th Speech in Noise Workshop (SPIN 2027), Brussels, Belgium.

2026

• Gehirnrehabilitation gegen Hörverlust? Neueste Erkenntnisse und Technologien aus den Neurowissenschaften. Keynote lecture, ADANO German Audiology, Neurotology and Otology Conference, Basel, Switzerland.
• Auditory Cognitive Training through the Lens of Holistic Hearing Care: From Exploration to Implementation. Invited presentation, Hearing Across the Lifespan (HEAL) Conference, Padova, Italy.
• Warum wir gerade im Alter nicht mit den Ohren, sondern mit dem Gehirn hören. 31st Friederberger CI and Hearing Systems Symposium, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
• Warum wir gerade im Alter nicht mit den Ohren, sondern mit dem Gehirn hören. Forum für angewandte Gerontologie, Meilen, Switzerland.
• The Basics of Hearing and its Relationship with Cognition and Dementia. ISTAART Sensory Health & Cognition Professional Interest Area Panel Discussion (online).
• Inclusion at the Workplace. NeuroComm Lab visit by Advantage Austria and the Austrian Delegation of Commerce, Zurich, Switzerland.

2025

• The Aging Brain. Charité Tinnitus Symposium, Berlin, Germany.
• Lesen mit allen Sinnen. Panel discussion, Literaturhaus Zürich, Switzerland.
• Can Age-Related Hearing Loss Lead to Dementia? Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland.
• Hearing Rehabilitation 2025: An Update. ENT Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
• Hearing and Dementia. World Hearing Day, Pro Audito, Zurich, Switzerland.
• How Hearing Loss Affects the Neurobiology Underlying Language and Thinking. BrainFAIR Zurich, Switzerland.

2024

• Multimodality in Language. Panel discussion, Linguistic Center Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• EEG to Detect Language Pathology and Cognitive Decline in Aging. EEG100 Symposium, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• Why We Do Not Hear with Our Ears but with Our Brain, Especially in Old Age. University for Senior Citizens Liechtenstein.
• Why We Do Not Hear with Our Ears but with Our Brain, Especially in Old Age. University for Senior Citizens Winterthur, Switzerland.
• Why We Do Not Hear with Our Ears but with Our Brain, Especially in Old Age. University for Senior Citizens Zurich, Switzerland.
• Hearing and the Brain: Brain Training against Hearing Loss? New Findings from Brain Research. Akustika Webinar.
• Dementia and Language. University of Bern, Switzerland.
• Neurological Foundations of Speechreading. Professional Education Course, Pro Audito Schweiz, Zurich, Switzerland.
• The Basics of Why the Senses Matter for Cognitive Health and Dementia Risk. ISTAART Sensory Health & Cognition PIA Webinar (online).
• Sprache als Marker und Interventionsmöglichkeit bei einer beginnenden Demenz. Psychiatrisches Kolloquium, Zurich, Switzerland.

2023

• Inclusion and Diversity and Language. Panel discussion, LiZZ Gespräche, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• Healthy Aging. Public science event "Humor im Kopf – Die packende Wissenschaft & Praxis von Humor und Glück", HirnCoach, Lenzburg, Switzerland.
• Improving Speech Communication in Healthy and Pathological Aging. Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• Behavioral and Neural Plasticity in the Aging Auditory System Following App-Based Training. Invited presentation, International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research (ISAAR), Nyborg, Denmark.
• Lip Reading and Hearing Training from a Neuroscientific Perspective. Professional Education Course, Pro Audito Schweiz, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Hören und Gehirn. Webinar, HirnCoach AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Hearing Loss and Dementia: Facts and Myths. World Hearing Day, Pro Audito, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Annual Anniversary Event of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS), Bern, Switzerland.

2022

• Gut hören = gesundes Gehirn? (Hearing Well = Healthy Brain?). Public lecture, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• Die vielen Facetten des Alterns (The Many Facets of Aging). Invited panel discussion, Developmental Science Network Zurich.
• Speech Prosody and the Brain. Workshop on Behavioral and Neuroimaging Methods Used in the Study of L1 and L2 Stress Perception, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
• Hearing Loss as a Risk Factor for Health Problems in the Workplace. Invited workshop, Credit Suisse, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Non-pharmacological Interventions and Prevention for Healthy Longevity. World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland

2021

• Is Hearing Loss a Risk Factor for Dementia? Invited lecture, International Max Planck Research School The Life Course, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• Is Hearing Loss a Risk Factor for Dementia? The Role of the Brain in the Hearing–Cognition Association. Invited lecture, Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ) Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Disruptions in Language Processing. Opening keynote, Linguistic Research Infrastructure (LiRI), University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• The Influence of Hearing Loss on Cognition and the Brain (Der Einfluss von Hörverlust auf Kognition und Gehirn). Invited lecture, Sonova Retail Germany (GEERS Gutes Hören), virtual.
• Hearing Loss and Dementia: Facts and Myths (Hörverlust und Demenz: Fakten und Mythen). Invited lecture, Pro Audito Schweiz, Zurich, Switzerland.
• The Impact of Hearing Loss on the Brain. Invited lecture, Sonova Hearing & Cognition Webinar, Sonova, Stäfa, Switzerland.

2019

• Healthy Brain until Old Age (Fittes Gehirn bis ins hohe Alter). Invited lecture, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Brugg, Switzerland.

2017

• We Do Not Hear with the Ear, but with the Brain (Wir hören nicht mit dem Ohr sondern mit dem Hirn). Invited lecture, Volkshochschule Stäfa, Switzerland.
• Physical Activity, Healthy Aging, and the Brain (Fitness, gesundes Altern und das Gehirn). Invited lecture, Annual Meeting of the Academic Sports Association Zurich, Switzerland.
• Hearing Is Exhausting When You Are Older (Hören wird für das Gehirn im Alter anstrengender). Invited lecture, Swiss Hearing Acousticians Association, Fribourg, Switzerland.
• Defining Central Presbycusis: The Relation Between Brain Structure, Brain Function and Behavior in Older Adults. Invited lecture, Department of Auditory Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Die Sprache des alternden Gehirns (The Language of the Aging Brain). Invited lecture, Rotary Club Bern, Switzerland.

2016

• Lower Speech Intelligibility in Older Adults – The Aging Ear or Brain? Invited lecture, ARCHES Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Sport & Gehirn (Sport and the Brain). Invited lecture, Swiss Ski Conference, Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, Nottwil, Switzerland.
• Longitudinal Auditory Plasticity in Older Hearing Aid Users. Invited lecture, Symposium Audition, Cognition, and Aging, Psychologie und Gehirn Conference, Berlin, Germany.
• Sport & Gehirn (Sport and the Brain). Invited public lecture, Academic Sports Association Zurich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
• Dynamics of Electrophysiology during Speech Processing and Morphology in Healthy Older Adults. Invited lecture, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland, USA.
• The Phonak Study: Dynamics of Electrophysiology during Speech Perception in Older Hearing Aid Users. Invited lecture, Brain and Behavior (B&B) Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
• Dynamics of Electrophysiology during Speech Perception and Morphology in Older Adults with Age-Related Hearing Loss. Invited lecture, Cognition, Aging, and Psychophysiology (CAP) Lab, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.

2015

• Neurophysiology and Intervention in Adults with Age-Related Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids. Invited lecture, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

2014

• Dynamic Functional Lateralization during Speech Processing: Developing a Paradigm to Investigate Speech Processing in Older Adults. Invited lecture, INAPIC Fall Workshop, University of Zurich, Switzerland.