Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig

The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is located in Leipzig, Germany. The institute was founded in 2004 by a merger between the former Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich. It is one of 83 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).

Departments

  • Neuropsychology - Director: Professor Angela D. Friederici
  • Neurology - Director: Professor Arno Villringer
  • Social Neuroscience - Director: Professor Tania Singer
  • Neurophysics - Director: Professor Nikolaus Weiskopf
  • Psychology - Director: Professor Christian Doeller

Former Departments

  • Neurophysics - Director: Professor Robert Turner
  • Psychology - Director: Professor Wolfgang Prinz
  • Cognitive Neurology - Director: Professor D. Yves von Cramon

Coordinates: 51°20′05″N 12°23′19″E / 51.334741°N 12.388694°E / 51.334741; 12.388694

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