Social Neuroscience Lab

Social Neuroscience Lab

The Social Neuroscience Lab investigates human social behavior. Adopting an interdisciplinary and multi-method approach, we study the neuronal, hormonal, and developmental foundations of human social cognition as well as social and moral emotions such as empathy, compassion and fairness. Further, we are interested in the malleability of social capacities through mental training and its function for social decision making, human cooperation and prosociality.

Research Foci

News

- 25+ Years of Tania Singer's Social Neuroscience research including the ReSource, CovSocial and Edu:Social School Project and her recent Dyad-work have been published in a NYAS review article. April 4, 2025. more

- Tania Singer and ISCTH-President Kaivalya Kashyap explore the science of compassion.
February 24, 2025. more

- Tania Singer is part of the panel “Rethinking Communication” at Berlin Science Week 2024. November 01, 2024. more

- Tania Singer’s keynote at the Leadership Seminar at Graz Opera. September 29, 2024. more
The Social Neuroscience Lab offers a 2-year fulltime  PostDoc position in Psychology/Social Neuroscience.
- Singer, T. (2025). A neuroscience perspective on the plasticity of the social and relational brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1-23.

- Mohn et al. (in press). Impact of childhood maltreatment on adult mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic. BBI-Health.
Prof. Dr. Tania Singer
Scientific Head
Social Neuroscience Lab
Max Planck Society

Visiting Address:
JFK House
Bertha-Benz-Str. 3
10557 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 2360 8150
Fax:     +49 30 2360 81519
singer@social.mpg.de

Website: www.taniasinger.de
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