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The Institute Grows

Two new buildings for basic neuroscience research at the Max Planck Campus in Tübingen

Young scientists conduct a study on a tracking microscope

Research at the Speed of Light

A new generation of microscope systems enables whole-brain imaging in real-time

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Tracing Information Processing

Following the complex paths that information takes through our brains

Photo portrait of Manuel Spitschan who does light measurement

Quest for the Effect of Light

The impacts of lighting on human health

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New Views of Vision

Understanding common features and differences between human and machine vision

Research group leader Assaf Breska talking to team members in the lab during an experiment.

Catching the Brainwaves

The mechanisms behind human knowledge processing

Research group leader Svenja Brodt at an MRI with a test subject.

Memory Formation and Consolidation

The beneficial effect of sleep for memory consolidation

News

Roxana Zeraati receives Klaus Tschira Boost Fund

April 01, 2026

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A New Humboldt Fellow Brings Fresh Eyes to the Science of Light

March 30, 2026

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What happens in the brain at night — and why it matters

March 10, 2026

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Braitenberg 100

Event June 29, 2026

Symposium on computational neuroscience: past, present, and future
June 29–July 01, 2026

Research

All information about our basic research, departments and research groups

Cybernetics Seminar Series

Event

Fridays at 11:00 a.m. (CET), scientists from all over the world present their latest findings from their research.

Open House

Event May 09, 2026

Join the Max Planck Campus in Tübingen for an exciting day of science and hands-on experiences for all ages.

Max Planck School of Cognition

Internationally oriented training program in cognitive sciences

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Aboard the floating science center MS Wissenschaft

Event

With the internationally highly successful research project Brain Explorer, we are participating in the 2026 Year of Science on the MS Wissenschaft, addressing key questions of the medicine of the future.

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Careers

Are you curious, determined, creative and enthusiastic about our basic research? Then come and join us!

Graphical interpretation of the human brain

International Max Planck Research School

Key pillars of our doctoral funding: the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) and the Graduate Training Centre for Neuroscience (GTC) in Tübingen

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CaCTüS

Computation and Cognition Tübingen Summer Internship

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

April 09, 2026

Postdoctoral position in Human Psychophysics
for understanding vision (m/f/d)

January 02, 2026

Department for Sensory and Sensorimotor Systems
Prof. Dr. Zhaoping Li

PhD position in Human Psychophysics
with fMRI/MRI, TMS and/or EEG (m/f/d)