Patrick Jendritza from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA, has been awarded a junior fellow position at the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ-OT) at Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG). Since January 1,…

New study from the Cognition of Interaction Collaborative Research Consortium elucidates continuous dynamics of cooperation and competition

This year, the German Primate Center's Support Association once again awarded their photography prize, and once again the photographers demonstrated how much passion and creativity goes into our daily work. Twenty-six photos submitted from a wide…

Researchers model a rare developmental disorder using human brain organoids

Collaborative workshop with neuroscientists from Japan and Germany to discuss decision making, cognition, and neurobiology across primate species.

Organoids provide insights into brain development with unprecedented precision

Markus Hoffmann and Stefan Pöhlmann of the Infection Biology Unit at the German Primate Center are among the Highly Cited Researchers 2025

A study by the German Primate Center shows parallels between Guinea baboons and human hunter-gatherer societies

How research into movement planning in the brain is helping to advance the development of neuroprostheses

A study conducted by the German Primate Center (DPZ) – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research – investigated how the risk-taking behavior of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) changes over the course of their lives (Animal Behaviour).