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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
How heart rate and perception of one’s own heartbeat change throughout the menstrual cycle
We are recruiting study participants who take oral contraceptive pills.
Investigation of a new stroke rehabilitation strategy
We are looking for stroke patients who suffer from motor impairments of the hand or arm between the ages of 20 and 80.
Listen to a story and help science!
We are recruiting participants with different native languages.
Pain - When it hurts
Language – the big unknown
Stress: Too much of everything!
Press releases
The brains of blind people reorganize differently than previously thought
July 13, 2026
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Otto Hahn Medal for Meike Hettwer and Joëlle Schroën
June 19, 2026
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How “Highways” in the Brain Help Young Children Form Plurals
April 20, 2026
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When the cycle alters stress hormones: Findings on depressed mood before menstruation
February 02, 2026
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Christian Doeller receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2026
December 12, 2025
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Your brain on imagination: Study reveals how the mind’s eye helps us learn and change
December 10, 2025
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Kann KI in der Medizin Leben retten?
Podcast
July 09, 2025
On the trail of complexity - brain research at MPI CBS
Video
Die vielfältige Wirkung von Druck
Podcast
April 07, 2022
Entspannt bis in die Haarspitzen
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December 10, 2021
BLOG: Thinky & Brain
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Warum ist Abnehmen so schwer?
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July 14, 2021
Exchange 7Tesla MRI scanner - Farewell & New Beginning
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The Science of enjoyable Pop Songs
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Hör mal!
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June 29, 2020
The super brain scanner
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A glimpse into our Language Development Lab
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At the Max Planck Institute's Children's Laboratory (Child Lab), for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, we investigate the way children understand and interpret themselves and others.
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