Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
News
April 3, 2023: We’re currently looking to fill a DFG-funded 3-year postdoc position (deadline: May 15, 2023). Details can be found here.
February 1, 2023: We started a new project on technology-supported motor rehabilitation in Rett Syndrome (TeMoRett), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. TeMoRett is funded by the BMBF and a collaboration with clinical (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Georgetown University) and technical partners (Fraunhofer HHI). Among other things, we will contribute video-based assessments of a user’s cardiac activity and affective state.
November 23, 2022: In 2023, we will start a DFG-funded collaboration with the UK and Canada on using immersive VR for eyewitness identification in lineups (more details). We’ll officially announce a 3-year postdoc position (key features: eye tracking, interactive mobile immersive VR, face processing) in early 2023. Please feel free to already get in touch.
December 16, 2021: Janis Reinelt successfully defended his MD thesis on "Mind-brain-body interactions after acute psychosocial stress" at Leipzig University. Congratulations, Dr. Reinelt!
June 16, 2021: Stella Kunzendorf successfully defended her MD thesis on "The modulation of active information sampling across the cardiac cycle" at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Congratulations, Dr. Kunzendorf!
March 18, 2021: Deniz Kumral successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Variability in heart and brain activity across the adult lifespan" at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Congratulations, Dr. Kumral!