{"id":5521,"date":"2026-04-20T10:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/?page_id=5521"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:02:23","slug":"hearing-and-brain-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/startseite\/high-profile-areas\/hearing-and-brain-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing and Brain Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HEARING AND BRAIN HEALTH<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Smart Technologies for Prevention<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The brain health area of focus brings together world-class research on hearing, health, and digital technologies at both universities. A defining feature of these locations is the close integration of neuroscience, engineering, artificial intelligence, and health research. <\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Disciplines<\/h3>\n

Electrical Engineering
\nInformation Technology
\nPublic Health
\nHuman Medicine
\nComputer Science
\nMedical Technology
\nPsychology
\nStatistics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

From Hearing to Brain Health<\/h4>\n

At the University of Oldenburg, the Cluster of Excellence \u201cHearing4all.connects\u201d<\/a> and the Collaborative Research Centre \u201cAcoustics of Hearing\u201d<\/a> have established a globally unique center for hearing research, spanning everything from neurobiological foundations to personalized hearing care. In addition, researchers from a research training group are investigating how neuromodulation affects motor and cognitive functions in both healthy and sick brains and are further developing relevant methods to enable patient-centered rehabilitation. <\/p>\n

In the research training group HEARAZ<\/a>, participants from both universities are also researching near-ear sensor technologies that open up new possibilities for health monitoring.<\/p>\n

The University of Bremen is contributing its expertise in data-driven health research and AI. Initiatives such as the Leibniz ScienceCampus Digital Public Health in Bremen, the AI Center for Health Care, and the Lifespan AI research group are developing methods to predict health trajectories over a person\u2019s lifespan and integrate digital technologies into healthcare systems. <\/p>\n

Joint structures such as the Care Innovation Center as well as partner institutes such as the OFFIS institute of computer science in Oldenburg, the Oldenburg Hearing Center, the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology \u2013 BIPS in Bremen, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS in Bremen strengthen innovation and transfer in this field of research.<\/p>\n

An integrated approach combines risk-based early detection and personalized prevention of noncommunicable diseases with sensor-based tracking. The complementary expertise of the two universities \u2013 from data-driven methods to sensor and AI technologies \u2013 enables innovative approaches to promoting brain health throughout a person\u2019s entire lifespan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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Key Research Initiatives<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>
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