Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
What happens in the brain when we hear a sentence or form one? Why is it that children and adults can all learn languages, but children are usually far more successful at it – or is that a false impression? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Dutch city of Nijmegen are getting to the bottom of questions like these in the course of their work. They are also interested in how language and thinking affect one another, what role the cultural environment plays in this. The five areas of Language Development, Neurobiology of Language, Psychology of Language, Language and cognition, and Language and Genetics define the Institute’s scientific framework. These areas are heavily interconnected through close collaboration between departments and research groups, in line with the interdisciplinary nature of this research field.
Contact
Wundtlaan 16525 XD Nijmegen, Niederlande
Phone: +31 24 3521-911
Fax: +31 24 3521-213
PhD opportunities
This institute has an International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS):
IMPRS for Language SciencesIn addition, there is the possibility of individual doctoral research. Please contact the directors or research group leaders at the Institute.
