| Intro | German neuroscientist |
| Is |
Artist Sculptor Neuroscientist Educator |
| From | Germany |
| Type |
Arts Academia Science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 April 1939, Münster |
| Age: | 81 years |
Erwin-Josef Speckmann (born April 25, 1939 in Münster, Germany) is a German neuroscientist and artist. Until his retirement in 2005, he was the head of the Institute of Physiology at the University of Münster, and a professor in the Art Academy Münster. He is also a former dean of the medical faculty at the University of Münster, two-time president of the German EEG Society, and past president of the German Physiological Society.
As well as his work on neuroscience, Speckmann has exhibited his art in several exhibition spaces including the botanical gardens of Münster and published three books about his art. He has also worked to promote music therapy.
Awards and honors
1974: Special award of Stiftung Michael (Stiftung zur Bekämpfung von Anfallskrankheiten)
1981: Hans-Berger-award
1984: Alfred-Hauptmann-award
2006: Honorary member of Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Neurophysiologie und Funktionelle Bildgebung
2007: Otfrid-Foerster-Medaille
2010: Honorary member of Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epileptologie
2011: Officer’s Cross of Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyBold text
Books (Selection)
Erich Schütz, Heinz Caspers, Erwin-Josef Speckmann: Physiologie. 15. Ed., Urban & Schwarzenberg, München/Wien/Baltimore 1978; 16. Auflage 1982.
Einführung in die Neurophysiologie. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1981; 3. Ed. 1991.
Experimentelle Epilepsieforschung. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1986.
Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Helga Schulze: Der Versorgungsteil des Organismus. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1990.
Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Werner Wittkowski: Bau und Funktionen des menschlichen Körpers. 18. Ed., Urban & Schwarzenberg, München 1994; 20. Auflage: Elsevier/Urban & Fischer, München 2004.
Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Jürgen Hescheler, Rüdiger Köhling (Hrsg.): Physiologie. 5. Ed., Elsevier/Urban & Fischer, München 2008; 6. Auflage 2013.
Das Gehirn meiner Kunst. Kreativität und das selbstbewusste Gehirn. Daedalus, Münster 2008; 2. Ed., Daedalus, Münster 2012.
Grenzflächen. Prinzip der Lebendigkeit im Lebenden. Daedalus, Münster 2013.
Das Kunst-Ding. Braucht Kunst einen dinglichen Ausdruck? Ein Vorwort aus Hirnforschung und künstlerischer Praxis. Daedalus, Münster 2017