Former Department Cognitive Neurology
The former Department of Cognitive Neurology deals with the anatomical and quantifying analysis of the human brain. Research focuses on the functional neuroanatomy of the frontal cortex. Both volunteers and patients are exmamined.
Former Department Psychology
The former Department of Psychology headed by Professor Wolfgang Prinz had existed since 1990. The department, which was originally situated at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich, moved to Leipzig with the merger of two institutes into the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. The main focus of the department's research was on the relationship between cognition and action.