THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is a world-leading research institute devoted to interdisciplinary studies of the science of language and communication, including departments on genetics, psychology, development, neurobiology and multimodality of these fundamental human abilities.
We investigate how children and adults acquire their language(s), how speaking and listening happen in real time, how the brain processes language, how the human genome contributes to building a language-ready brain, how multiple modalities (as in speech, gesture and sign) shape language and its use in diverse languages and how language is related to cognition and culture, and shaped by evolution.
We are part of the Max Planck Society, an independent non-governmental association of German-funded research institutes dedicated to fundamental research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
On this website, you will find everything you need to know about our Institute, departments, research groups, researchers and their publications, as well as our upcoming and past news and events.
Latest News
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27 March 2024
IASCL inaugural Early Career Award for Rowena Garcia
The MPI congratulates Rowena Garcia for winning the IASCL...
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25 March 2024
Music and Genomes: Beethoven’s Genes Put to the Test
To what extent are exceptional human achievements influenced...
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22 March 2024
Stephen C. Levinson: "The Dark Matter of Pragmatics"
Recently, the latest book by MPI director emeritus Stephen C...
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Upcoming events
- 3 Apr - 5 Apr
The Neurobiology of Language Department: The Legacy
Max Planck InstituteConferenceDue to the upcoming retirement of its...
- 8 Apr - 8 Apr
IMPRS DOCTORAL DEFENCE: Katja Stärk
Radboud University NijmegenDefenceThe company language keeps: How...
Vacancies
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Research Assistant Position for a Fluent German Speaker
Research AssistantLanguage Developmentfull-timeThe Language Development Department is offering a full-time Research Assistant position from June 1st, 2024 (good fluency in...
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Research Coordinator
Research CoordinatorCorporatefull-timeThe Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is looking for a Research Coordinator position to support the Managing Director in...
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