... was born in 1945 in Struwenburg (Brandenburg). He studied media, philosophy and communication research in Düsseldorf. Since 1982, he is professor for clinical neurophysiology and neurosurgical rehabilitation at the University of Bonn. He was recipient of the Alfred Hauptmann Prize for research in epilepsy and is a member of the Neuroscientific Advisory board of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. His published works include, Hirnverpflanzungen, 1996 and, Das Gehirn, released in paperback in 1999.