Alexander Gail held a lecture on 03.03.2017 in the context of the “Auricher Wissenschaftstage” (Aurich science days) on the topic of the neurobiological foundations of brain-computer-interfaces. The lecture highlighted how basic research on non-human primates in the Sensorimotor research group in incorporated into the development of modern neuroprosthetics. The newspapers “Ostfriesische Nachrichten” and “Ostfriesen-Zeitung” both published articles about the well-attended lecture by Alexander Gail in Aurich and highlighted the positive response of the over 100-person audience. Access to the articles is available through the ON and OZ websites.