Manfred Spitzer is one of the most famous German neuroscientists. He has spoken in many lectures, on radio and television, and he explains in a fascinating and compelling way how the mind and brain functions. He has worked as a senior consultant at the Psychiatric University Hospital in Heidelberg and has been a visiting professor at Harvard and Oregon universities. In 2004, he established the Transfer Center for Neuroscience and Learning where he is currently medical director, professor and chairman (Head of Department), at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ulm, Germany. He has published many books, and his most recent book is "Digital Dementia" (2012) explores the effects of digital media on the learning and development of children. Spitzer studied simultaneously medicine, philosophy and psychology, and attended lectures in mathematics and biology. He graduated in psychology, has a doctorate in medicine and philosophy in 1989 and completed his habilitation in psychiatry.