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
Woman standing at an MRI and instructing a test subject

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
Portrait of Max Planck researcher Zhaoping Li

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
Computer graphic showing an array of blue paper rolls with geometric and algebraic information

Understanding Neural Networks

The mechanisms behind complex thought processes

Research

Profile

At the interface of brains and neural networks

Structure

All information about our scientific departments and research groups

Growth

Expansion of our ecosystem

News


A New EMBO Fellow Puts Genes Under the Spotlight

July 20, 2026
Jose Javier Vázquez Rodríguez is developing light-controlled genetic tools to dissect the brain

Computational Neuroscience: Landmark Symposium in Tübingen

June 25, 2026
Conference marks the 100th anniversary of neuroscience pioneer Valentino Braitenberg

Lion Schulz Receives Otto Hahn Medal

June 17, 2026
Award honors contributions to how humans understand their own and other people’s minds

Events

August 2026
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Cybernetics Seminar Series

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

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.

Careers

Careers

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

Job Offers

 Research Assistants / HiWis

June 24, 2026
Core Cognition
Group leader: Marcel Binz

More jobs

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

CaCTüS Internship

Computation and Cognition Tübingen Summer Internship

Max Planck School of Cognition

The Max Planck School of Cognition offers an international, four-year doctoral program that begins each year on September 1.

Podcasts and Videos


Code of the Mind

Podcast June 30, 2026
In this new podcast, we trace the history of computational neuroscience. Mind by mind, idea by idea. 

Molecular “Spies” for the Brain: Meet AVATars

Youtube-Video
How can we learn more about what goes on in the living brain? In this researcher profile, Dr. Robert Ohlendorf discusses his work at the intersection of neuroscience, molecular technology, and brain imaging.

Signals & Synapses

Podcast
Episode 3 - Tuned In: The Rhythms of the Brain
What are brain oscillations, and why do we need them? In this episode, co-host Chiara Zanonato sits down with neuroscientist Pascal Fries to explore how these rhythmic patterns emerge in the brain and what roles they play.

Light O´Clock

Podcast
A podcast on light and your body clock
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