Background
Pickenhain, Lothar was born on December 29, 1920 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Arno and Dora (Schertz) Pickenhain.
Pickenhain, Lothar was born on December 29, 1920 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Arno and Dora (Schertz) Pickenhain.
Doctor medical habilitatus, University Leipzig, 1966.
Assistant Medical Clinic, Jena, Germany, 1947-1948, Institute Microbiology, Hygiene, 1948-1949. Assistant department biochemistry Academy of Sciences, Berlin, 1950-1951. Chief assistant Institute Physiology University Berlin, 1952-1958, Institute Pharmaceutical, Toxicology, Magdeburg, 1959-1961.
Chief dozent Department Clinical Neurophysiology, University Leipzig, Leipzig, 1962-1968. Professor, chief department neurophysiology High School Physical Culture, 1968-1979, professor emeritus, since 1987. Consultant University Leipzig Institute Psychology, Germany, 1979.
Founder Social Pediatric Center, 1990, co-developer basal stimulation for patients with apall syndrome, since 1994.
Co-founder Collegium International Activ. Nerv. Superior, Prague, since 1960. Board directors Gesellschaft fur Neurowissenschaften der DDR, Berlin, 1978-1990.
Member of German Democratic Republican, National Brain Research Organization, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Sports Medicine German Democratic Republic (medal 1969), Pavlovian Society of America, Collegium International Activ. Nerv. Superior, International Brain Research Organization (Council 1961-1990, president 1967-1989), Physiological Society Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (honorary Pavlovian medal), Society for Neurosci. German Democratic Republic (honorary).
Married Margot Schmidt. Children: Rainer, Stefan, Andreas, Yvonne.