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11 March 2026Radboud Young Academy Cross-Faculty Catapult Grant
Yayun Zhang (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, MPI), Merel van Goch (Centre for Language Studies, CLS), and Esther Steenbeek-Planting (CLS, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, DCCN)...
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11 March 2026Robot vs. Therapist: public experiment explores AI’s role in relationship advice
Can artificial intelligence provide meaningful relationship advice, or do humans still offer something essential that machines cannot replicate?
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09 March 2026MPI researcher Giacomo Bignardi featured in interview on genetics and music
Some of us get chills from music, movies or art. And others... never do. Why is that?
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09 March 2026MPI researchers at InScience Film Festival 2026
Chinmaya Mishra, Koen de Reus and Selim Sametoglu from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) took part in several events during last week’s InScience Film Festival in Nijmegen...
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04 March 2026Abstract submission now OPEN for the Many Paths to Language Conference
Researchers are warmly invited to submit their work for the 4th Many Paths to Language Conference (MPAL 2026), which will take place 28-30 October 2026 at the Max Planck Institute for...
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03 March 2026Why conversation is more like a dance than an exchange of words
New review in Nature Reviews Psychology.
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02 March 2026Micha Heilbron joins MPI as Independent Research Group Leader
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) is pleased to welcome Micha Heilbron as a new Independent Research Group Leader. Heilbron will establish a research group working at the...
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23 February 2026Language adventures for 1,100 ‘Kletskoppen’ in Nijmegen
On 22 February, Bibliotheek Mariënburg transformed into a vibrant language laboratory during the Kletskoppen Festival.
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20 February 2026In Memoriam: Perry Janssen (1958–2026)
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our much-loved Finance Officer, Perry Janssen, passed away very unexpectedly on 8 February 2026.
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20 February 2026Genetics help explain who gets the ‘telltale tingle’ from music, art and literature
Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do not? New research by Giacomo Bignardi and his colleagues from Max Planck...
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