Press and public relations

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Brain imaging with colored regions alongside a person stretching on a bed in morning light.

Depressed mood, quick temper, sleep problems, anxiety, feeling detached and barely able to cope with everyday life – women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition that causes great suffering for those affected, are familiar with all of these symptoms. more

Christian Doeller is Leibniz Prize winner 2026

Christian Doeller, Director of the Psychology Department at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and Vice President of the Max Planck Society, is the new recipient of Germany's most prestigious research award. He was one of ten scientists selected from 144 nominations by the… more

What imagination and memory have in common

A new study led by cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows that merely imagining a positive encounter with someone can make you like them better by engaging brain regions involved with learning and preference. The findings… more

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