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Center for Environmental Neuroscience
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We research the interplay between the environment and human well-being and brain health, at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
@mpib-berlin.bsky.social

https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/research/research-centers/environmental-neuroscience
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The rise and future of environmental neuroscience in environmental psychology

🌎 Online
📅 18.11. 3pm CET

Lindsay McCunn @viuniversity.bsky.social
Both disciplines seek to understand the human condition. How can the connection be strengthened?

➡️ Join us online! shorturl.at/AbkjX

#Neuroskyence
CEN Colloquium: Lindsay McCunn, The rise and future of environmental neuroscience in environmental psychology
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November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Have you ever wondered why your mind suddenly feels unburdened in the presence of trees? Outdoor spaces are scientifically proven to soothe the nervous system—and quickly. VIU Environmental Psychologist Dr. Lindsay McCunn explains for @outsidemag.bsky.social: bit.ly/4lNdCwk
5 Outdoor Spaces Scientifically Proven to Calm You Down
Outdoor spaces encourage presence, mindfulness, and awe. The landscapes can quickly calm and regulate your nervous system.
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July 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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🚨New paper🚨

What makes a room visually appealing? Kira Pohlmann @mpib-berlin.bsky.social led a study asking people to decorate a virtual living room. Most chose angular furniture over curved, challenging the idea that people naturally prefer softer and rounder shapes

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Interactive room design as a tool for understanding form and style preferences - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Interactive room design as a tool for understanding form and style preferences
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November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Direktorin Simone Kühne @mpib-berlin.bsky.social ist auch am 13.11. dabei, und wird ein Impulsvortrag um 11.15 Uhr zum Thema 'Ins Grüne? Wie Natur-Erleben Gehirn und Verhalten beeinflussen' halten.

⌚Anmelden für das virtuelle Symposium hier: www.leopoldina.org/veranstaltun...
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🚨 The Power of Wellbeing
🚨 Epigenetic Studies in Twins

We are thrilled to be co-hosting epigenetics researchers Dr Jenny van Dongen and Dr Meike Bartels at the
@mpib-berlin.bsky.social next week. Join us live or online on 4.11. for their fascinating talks.

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October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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One last reminder that I’m recruiting a graduate student through the Cognition & Neural Science area @utah.edu this Fall! The lab uses MRI to study healthy cognitive aging across the adult lifespan and will start assessing factors that moderate cognitive aging (air pollution, cardiovascular health).
jmerenstein.bsky.social Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · Aug 27
Yay, thanks so much for sharing this! 🥳 I am excited to be starting my new lab this Fall! I’ll be reviewing applications this cycle for 1-2 graduate students to start in Fall 2026. More information about applications can be found here: psych.utah.edu/graduate/
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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We have an open postdoc position in Social Science Genomics in Berlin!

Includes gene-environment interplay within German population cohorts & experimental online survey studies to probe public perceptions of potential DNA biomarker applications

🔗 www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2196134/2025...
Postdoctoral Position in Social Science Genomics | Max Planck Research Group Biosocial
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October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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🚨CEN Colloquium🚨
Thanks to Andreas Pohlmann for introducing us to his beautiful photographs yesterday.

"Nothing is beautiful, nothing is ugly... Every habitat has its own value."
"To perpetuate life...this is the beauty of nature."

www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43201...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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💻 Last week 💻
@isdedal.bsky.social and @nourtawil.bsky.social were at the Academy for Neuroscience in Architecture conference presenting their upcoming paper (w Claire Pauley) on how the brain processes face-like house façades 🏠

#ANFA2025 #Neuroscience #Architecture #EnvironmentalNeuroscience
September 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Our director, Simone Kühn is also on the MPSCogs faculty. Applications for PhD positions and scholarships are open now: cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application
September 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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The new application cycle for our fully funded international graduate program has just started. You can now apply via our website, sign up for a Q&A, or participate in the Applicant Support Program cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en ! 👍🏻🧠👏🏾#passionforscience, #maxplanckschools
September 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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The call for Max Planck Research Groups 2025 is open (9 Sep–14 Oct). Postdocs can launch independent careers w/ 6+ yrs, budget, team & world-class support.
👉 mpg.de/max-planck-research-groups
#AcademicJobs #PostdocOpportunities #PostdocAppreciationWeek
Max Planck Research Groups
Max Planck Research Groups have been a key part of support of junior scientists for over 50 years. They provide postdocs with a first-rate support to help them on their scientific career paths – the a...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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🌍🧠 Climate change also takes a toll on mental health. The new Lancet Psychiatry Commission @thelancetpsych.bsky.social aims to develop solutions to integrate mental health into climate and health strategies. @cen-mpib.bsky.social is also taking part.

👉 www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2155581/lanc...
New Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Climate Change and Mental Health
Climate change threatens not only the environment, but also the mental health of people worldwide. In order to scientifically assess and effectively address this challenge, the journal The Lancet Psyc...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Spot CEN postdoc @marlena-mayer.bsky.social at last week's International Conference on Infant and Early Child Development @lancasteruni.bsky.social. She introduced the MPIB's new #babylab, and presented a study design on infants' visual preferences for natural v urban landscapes 🐿️
#LCICD2025 #funki
A scientist stands in front of an A0-sized poster on "Exploring infants' visual preferences in the context of natural versus urban landscapes. She has blue hair, is dressed in black, and wears an orange lanyard around her neck. She is smiling proudly at the camera.
September 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Seeing my baby lab vision come to life after I have poured all kinds of brain juices into it for the past 6 months is a strange but rewarding experience. Excited to announce we're finally ready to open! 🐿️

📍Berlin
#mpib #babylab #funki #lnos #environmentalneuroscience
June 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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🚨 Call for Speakers! 🚨
We’re looking for women, non-binary and LGBTQIA scientists to join us at @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social 2025 ✨

Together with LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin, we’re hosting two amazing events.

Want to take the stage? Apply here 👇🏼

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August 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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📑New CEN pre-print by @johanna-prugger.bsky.social, @isdedal.bsky.social and Simone Kühn is out!

'Urban versus Rural Living: Associations with Mental Health, Physical Health, and Psychological Constructs'
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August 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Looking back on the 2025 LIFE Spring Academy at @umich.edu, a space where psychology, neuroscience and education meet to rethink human development. Excited we could add an environmental lens to the discussion #LIFEProgram #EnvNeuro @imprs-life.bsky.social

📷: LIFE Michigan
August 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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New preprint from @cen-mpib.bsky.social: our 500-study review on how place shapes mind, body, and brain.

🧠 Urban upbringing alters stress-related brain circuits.
🌿 Rural living linked to resilient prefrontal structure.
🌍 Health disparities & gap in global representation.

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July 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🚨We are seeking a student assistant to support web programming @mpib-berlin.bsky.social (Deadline: August 15)

There are also opportunities to work with eye tracking, EEG, VR, 3D printing, and scientific computing.

See the link for more details!👇
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2110361/2025...
Studentische Hilfskraft im Bereich Web-Programmierung | Forschungsbereich Adaptive Rationalität
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July 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Finally: Ecologically valid MRI studies.

Seen at Max Planck Campus of Cognition #noai
July 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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🚨 Student Job Alert 🚨

Unsere Max Planck Forschgungsgruppe Biosocial – Biology, Social Disparities and Development von @laraffington.bsky.social ist auf der Suche nach einem Student Assistant (w/m/d) (40 Std. / Monat).

👉 mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2103685/2025...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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🚨New working group for Psychiatric Environmental Neuroscience (PEN)🚨
PEN, a cooperation between CEN and the Department of Psychiatry led by Prof. Dr. Malek Bajbouj at #Charité Campus Mitte, will extend environmental neuroscience studies to clinical settings, under the leadership of Simone Kühn.
Environmental Neuroscience
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July 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Martin Lövdén visited @mpib-berlin.bsky.social today and delivered some surprising conclusions about the (limited) effects of various interventions on behavior among older adults. The takeaway? To improve cognition in older adults, focus on early development.

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LIP-CEN Colloquium: Martin Lövdén - Plasticity across the lifespan: The enduring impact of early-life influences
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July 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Do you love #forestbathing, but have no #woods nearby? Rejoice!😀 A new study shows a 360° multisensory virtual #forest immersion with sights, sounds & scents can calm your mind & boost your mood almost as much as the real thing! 🌲❤️ mpg.de/25020718/070... @mpib-berlin.bsky.social
Virtual forest bathing alleviates stress
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (MPIB) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) has demonstrated in a recent pilot study that virtual forest ...
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July 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM