Press releases & News

The Public Relations office provides information about current research activities and events of the institute. We send out press releases and help to find the right contact person to subjects covered by our scientists, such as brain and cognitive science or computer graphics.

You will find printable pictures along with the respective press releases. These images may only be used or reproduced for editorial purposes and in connection with scientific articles on our press material, in which case such usage or reproduction is free of charge and requires no permission. Any other use, in particular for commercial purposes, requires prior permission of the press office. You may obtain further images upon request, simply send us an e-mail.

List is filtered with:

reset filter
Klaus Scheffler receives €3 million to revolutionise magnetic resonance

Klaus Scheffler receives €3 million to revolutionise magnetic resonance

March 29, 2019

EU invests €540 million to support cutting-edge research more

Hamid Noori receives DGPPN Prize 2018

Hamid Noori receives DGPPN Prize 2018

March 26, 2019

Special commendation by the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) more

Looming Sounds

Looming Sounds

February 20, 2019

How Can we Redirect the User’s Attention Effectively with Warning Sounds? more

Original 1550229419

“Air taxis are coming soon”

February 19, 2019
Heinrich H. Bülthoff, retired director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, talks about personal aviation and urban air mobility more
Hamid Noori receives DGPPN Prize 2018

Hamid Noori receives DGPPN Prize 2018

December 01, 2018

DGPPN honors outstanding work and projects in the categories science, supply and society. more

The cerebral cortex is a fast learner

November 30, 2018
Tübingen researchers trace the formation of memories in the cerebral neocortex more
2018 Trainee Award goes to employee of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

2018 Trainee Award goes to employee of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

October 24, 2018

Award for the precision mechanic Ms. Laetitia Djayou more

Original 1540803032

LISA: a new method of statistical inference in neuroimaging

October 16, 2018
New method detects brain activations with improved sensitivity and accuracy more
Original 1540805894

Spatial memory is not like a „map in the head“

October 10, 2018
How do we store the spatial information of our surrounding? more
Original 1538990758

Anorexia nervosa patients prefer underweight bodies

October 09, 2018
Scientists investigate body perception using virtual reality more
Neuroscientists receive the Attempto Prize

Neuroscientists receive the Attempto Prize

October 09, 2018

This year's Attempto Prizes of the Tübingen Attempto Foundation go to Dr. Leonid Fedorov for his work on the representation of social actions in the brain and to Ann-Christin Wendeln for her publication on the influence of immune memory in the brain on neurological diseases. The prizes are endowed with 10,000 euros each. more

Original 1537876663

Peter Dayan and Li Zhaoping appointed to the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

September 25, 2018
The Max Planck Society appoints two renowned neuroscientists from University College London to the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen more
Original 1532510083

Max Planck researcher receives animal welfare award

August 06, 2018
The German Research Foundation awards the Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize to Hamid R. Noori more
Inauguration of the TübingenNeuroCampus

Inauguration of the TübingenNeuroCampus

July 20, 2018

The TübingenNeuroCampus (TNC) has been inaugurated on July 19, 2018. more

Fit for the job!

Fit for the job!

July 09, 2018

Health Day on the Max Planck Campus in Tübingen more

Give and Take: How We Recognise Interactions

Give and Take: How We Recognise Interactions

July 02, 2018

This year's Attempto Prizes of the Tübingen Attempto Foundation go to Dr. Leonid Fedorov for his work on the representation of social actions in the brain and to Ann-Christin Wendeln for her publication on the influence of immune memory in the brain on neurological diseases. The prizes are endowed with 10,000 euros each. more

International Virtual Reality Conference “IEEE VR 2018” comes to Reutlingen, Germany

International Virtual Reality Conference “IEEE VR 2018” comes to Reutlingen, Germany

March 08, 2018

IEEE VR 2018 is hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO Stuttgart more

Original 1519121850

Statement of the Max Planck Society

February 20, 2018
The public prosecutor Tübingen has today announced that penalty orders charges were brought against three employees of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. The district court of Tübingen has confirmed that penalty orders were issued. Prof. Logothetis has advised the Max Planck Society that he has appealed the penalty order issued against him. more
Smart Health: 2 million euros in funding for new electronic systems for intelligent medical technology

Smart Health: 2 million euros in funding for new electronic systems for intelligent medical technology

December 18, 2017

Professor Klaus Scheffler plans to develop and test new electronic systems in active implants - Innovative funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) more

The catch-up or fallback illusion

The catch-up or fallback illusion

December 06, 2017

Why we accidentally slow-down people on the motorway and lose football matches more

Web-View
Print Page
Open in new window
Estimated DIN-A4 page-width
Go to Editor View