Max Planck School of Cognition
@MPS_cog
A doctoral training programme in the rapidly evolving field of Cognition.
The by now traditional Murder Mystery Dinner lended a nice theatrical touch to our Cognition Academy with the beautiful backdrop of Schloss Eckberg in Dresden. Huge thanks to all the involved artists and writers of the piece! #passionforscience #maxplanckschools 🥁🥂🥸👀




Tomorrow is the day! Register now. #NeuroTwitter #SciTwitter #AcademicTwitter
Register now for this upcoming webinar in partnership with @grassfoundation and learn how identities and cultural contexts can influence leadership and communication in your work environment. Reserve your spot now! vist.ly/3y9vz
A recent paper by Damasio & Damasio on consciousness. academic.oup.com/brain/article/…
👩🔬♀️ Make your research more visible – become a Zia Fellow! Apply here by 31 August 👉 sohub.io/t38p (in German) The Zia Visible Women in Science Fellowship Programme gives young female scientists the opportunity to further their professional and personal development.
Ein starkes Signal für Wissenschaft und Innovation! Vielen Dank an den Freistaat Bayern, @Markus_Soeder und @MarkusBlume für die Unterstützung beim Ausbau der #Spitzenforschung und der Life-Sciences in Bayern.
Bayern ist eine führende Hightech-Region in Europa. Heute war dazu ein weiterer Meilenstein im Kabinett: Wir starten Europas stärksten Life-Science-Campus in Martinsried bei München gemeinsam mit der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Das ist zentral für den Pharma- und Medizinstandort…
Summer Internship in @maxplanckpress Institutes for 10 weeks A fully funded summer internship in Germany designed for UG and PG students in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology. Apply at jobs.lhlt.mpg.de/en/jobposting/… Apply by 15th Sep 2025
Having our annual Summer Cognition Academy at Schloss Eckberg in beautiful Dresden! Great talks and great to see everyone in person! And even the weather provides a full program…😜😂👍🏻#passionforscience #maxplanckschools




Great to see different generations of our doctoral candidates at a conference such as @OHBM ! Good luck with your contributions at the event!🏄🏼♀️🎖️🥁#passionforscience #maxplanckschools

Congratulations to all our wonderfully talented young researchers honoured with an #OttoHahnMedal today for their outstanding scientific contributions - we're so proud of you🥳! Keep paving the way for a bright future!📷Group photo of the winners in Magdeburg w/th @mpgpresident
Are you looking for a new challenge in your life? Become part of the Max Planck Schools’ cosmos and apply for this current open position as a project coordinator: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4250… #passionforscience 👍🏻🎊👍🏻

We recently celebrated the first graduates of the Max Planck Schools in a wonderful ceremony in Heilbronn. Find out more here: maxplanckschools.org/551712/graduat… 👍🏻🎊🥂🍾

Does #AI perceive and make sense of the world the same way humans do? @florianmahner, @lukas_mut & @martin_hebart @jlugiessen investigated whether AI recognizes objects similarly to humans and published their findings @NatMachIntell: tinyurl.com/2krukhzf
This year, @OHBM is visiting Australia to meet and connect with scientists in the field and so are we! Please come by our booth and learn more about the fully funded PhD program we offer international researchers! #passionforscience #maxplanckschools 🐨🦘🇦🇺



Get to know our faculty member Prof. Simon Eickhoff from @hhu.de and the Forschungszentrum Jülich, who is summarizing his research in this short video! #passionforscience 🧠👍🏻🧠
Last week, we celebrated our very own Esra Al for her fantastic completion of her PhD program! We can’t wait to see what’s next! 🍾

In a twin study, researchers @MPIforBI successfully characterized gut bacteria involved in #MultipleSclerosis and provided evidence of their pathogenicity. mpg.de/24685137/0507-…
Doors open for this Year’s ISMRM in a beautiful location. Come and find out more about our PhD program for international students in Germany!👍🏻🙋♂️👍🏻🧠




📅 Mark your calendar! The call for #SfN25 abstracts is May 21–June 4. Here are 3 things you can do to start preparing. 🧵 #NeuroTwitter #AcademicTwitter #SciTwitter
Outcomes for the first 60 MDD patients treated at our clinic @QLDNeurostimCen with robotically delivered & fMRI-personalized rTMS MADRS response=74%, remission=53% for RCT patients EXCITED to see fMRI moving from research to real-world clinical use! karger.com/pps/article/do…
Now open! Early-career #neuroscientists from an under-resourced region looking to boost your skills, this is your chance to receive financial support for the #neuroscience #training program of your choice! Apply by 31 May 👉ibro.org/grant/neurosci… @Kavita_Babu_ @ElKadmiri5