Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

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 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 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).

Departments

  • Neuropsychology - Director: Professor Angela D. Friederici
  • Cognitive Neurology - Director: Professor Arno Villringer
  • Neurophysics - Director: Professor Robert Turner
  • Psychology - Director: Professor Wolfgang Prinz
  • Social Neuroscience - Director: Professor Tania Singer

External links

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