Diploma and master theses

At the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences diploma theses in the different fields of research of the institute are supervised. For further information please contact the secretaries.

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04 September 2026: Master's thesis on neural computation for following and avoidance behavior 307.43 kB
04 September 2026: Master's thesis on neuro-robotics and self-localization 314.0 kB
04 September 2026: Master's thesis on neural computation and perspective taking 309.54 kB
10 July 2026: Master’s Thesis on Self-Other Understanding in Young Children, Parenting & Multivariate fMRI 422.62 kB
26 February 2025: Call for Applications: Master Thesis on respiration temporal expectancy and somatosensory perception 263.94 kB

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