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Research

At the moment, research at the Institute is primarily organized in three research centers:

Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (Director: Gerd Gigerenzer);
Lifespan Psychology (Director: Ulman Lindenberger);
History of Emotions (Director: Ute Frevert).

Max Planck Research Groups

The Max Planck Society offers gifted young scientists and researchers the possibility of independent scientific work through its Max Planck Research Groups.

Affect Across the Lifespan (Head: Dr. Michaela Riediger)
Felt Communities (Head: Dr. Sven Oliver Müller)
Reading Education and Development (REaD)
(Head: Dr. Sascha Schroeder)

MPS-UCL Research Initiative

Scientists from the Max Planck Society (MPS) and University College London (UCL) launched an initiative on the development and application of computational methods that reorganize and improve our understanding of mental illness and behavioral aging.

Further information

Harding Center for Risk Literacy

Thanks to David Harding´s generous donation, the foundation of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy was enabled in 2009.

IMPRS

Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) offer especially gifted students the possibility to work towards their Ph.D. exam in a structured program providing excellent research conditions: