Welcome to SFB 1528 - Cognition of Interaction
Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity and Interaction
We are excited to host the first Göttingen Cognition Forum in Göttingen, Germany, on October 13–15, 2025. Together with our colleagues from the RTG 2906, the Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Interaction, the Campus Insitute Data Science and the Human Cognition and Behavior Center, we are looking forward to welcoming researchers from around the world to discuss how social interactions and interaction with the environment shape cognition in humans and non-human animals. The Forum brings together diverse perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, behavioral biology, computational sciences, and related fields to foster interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration. The detailed scientific program, submission guidelines, and registration information can be found on the conference website We look forward to seeing many of you in Göttingen!
Fresh in eLife: Dyadic Interaction Platform – A novel tool to study transparent social interactions
The latest SFB publication is now out in eLife. This paper showcases the Dyadic Interaction Platform (DIP) – one of the core research tools developed and refined within the SFB over the past years. The DIP combines a transparent, touch-sensitive, bidirectional display with a shared workspace, enabling real-time, face-to-face social interaction in both humans and non-human primates. It supports naturalistic behaviour while maintaining precise experimental control, allowing for synchronized behavioural, physiological, and neural recordings across a wide range of paradigms.The publication is the result of a true interdisciplinary collaboration, with 20 active SFB members contributing their expertise in psychology, neuroscience, primate cognition, and engineering.
Raymundo Báez-Mendoza on the neural basis of social behavior
In Episode 28 of the local podcast "Neuroscience and Beyond", associated SFB-member and group leader at the German Primate Center, Raymundo Báez-Mendoza, discusses how the brain navigates our most fundamental social experiences — from trust and cooperation to fear and social distance. Combining research in humans and non-human primates, his lab uses game theory, structured behavioral tasks, and neural recordings to uncover the cognitive and emotional processes that shape social interaction. you can watch the full episode on YouTube and learn how neuroscience is shedding light on the mechanisms behind trust, memory, and connection.
Stefan Treue elected to the Leopoldina
Stefan Treue – Director of the German Primate Center in Göttingen and member of our executive board – has been elected to the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences.The official induction took place on July 9, 2025, at the Academy’s headquarters in Halle (Saale), where Leopoldina President Bettina Rockenbach presented the membership certificates to the newly elected members. Founded in 1652, the Leopoldina is the oldest continuously existing academy of natural sciences and medicine in the world and advises policymakers and society on key scientific issues.Stefan Treue’s research focuses on the neural mechanisms of visual attention and perception. He is also actively engaged in promoting transparent science communication, particularly around the role of animal research in neuroscience. We are very pleased about this recognition and warmly congratulate Stefan Treue on his election.
Prof. Alexander Gail
Sensorimotor Neuroscience & Neuroprosthetics
University of Göttingen & German Primate Center Göttingen
Kellnerweg 4,
37077 Göttingen
Tel.: +49-551-3851-358 ContactDr. Christian Schloegl
Kellnerweg 4,
37077 Göttingen
Tel.: +49-551-3851-480
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