
Research
The Max Planck Institute for Human Development is dedicated to the study of human development and educational processes. Researchers from diverse disciplines—including psychology, sociology, history, computer and information science, and economics—work together on interdisciplinary projects. The research teams investigate questions such as how social and cognitive factors impact decision making and learning, how human emotions have been shaped by history and themselves shape history, how people can keep mentally fit into old age, how the environment affects the brain, behavior, and mental health, and how digitalization is changing and challenging society.