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1. Media and Public Relations
Brain research is a fascinating science, spanning from health and education policy, to the great philosophical questions about the individuality of human thought and the perceptibility of the…
2. Department Functional Architecture of Memory
The medial temporal lobe (MTL) of the brain is crucial for memory. Damage to this brain region leads to severe memory deficits as seen in aging or in patients with amnesia. The focus of our…
3. Vacancies
With the LIN Become a part of our team! We have no open positions at the moment but for internships or doctoral programs, you can have a look at the Research units and contact the responsible…
4. Organisation
How is the LIN organized? Which structures exist? The Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology is a Foundation under public law. The purpose of our foundation is to promote science and basic research in…
5. The parallel evolution of complex thinking
Public lecture with Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Onur Güntürkün on 28 September 2025 | 7 p.m.
6. European top funding for Sanja Bauer Mikulovic
On the trail of the circuits of empathy
7. LIN contributes to research into mental health conditions with neurobiology
Further development of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG)
8. Learning from experience, daring to try new things: The XV Learning & Memory Conference
International speakers and young scientists gather in Magdeburg
9. LIN Alumni
Group leader Prof. Dr. Anna Katharina Braun Research Group "Auditory Imprinting" und Project Group "Early childhood learning" (1993-2001) Department of Zoology at Otto von Guericke University…
10. Good scientific practice
Good Scientific Practice (GSP) is essential for public confidence in research evidence and researchers. It protects the reputation and careers of researchers, promotes scientific and economic…
11. Combinatorial NeuroImaging Core Facility
The Combinatorial NeuroImaging (CNI) Core Facility at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology combines an outstanding range of imaging techniques for non-invasive human imaging, translational animal…
12. Cognitive Neurophysiology
The hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, which are part of the medial temporal lobe (MTL), support memory and spatial navigation functions. Our research focuses on neural computation underlying…
13. Contact
You would like to contact us or you have a question? Please fill in the following form: Address: Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Brenneckestraße 6 39118 Magdeburg …
14. On the death of Prof. Dr. Henning Scheich
An obituary for our founding director
15. Boards
The international Scientific Advisory Board advises the LIN on scientific and technical issues of current research and future development. SAB members visit the LIN annually and report on the…
16. Cooperations and Projects
The LIN is member in the following Leibniz research alliances, networks and campuses: Das LIN ist in folgenden Leibniz-Forschungsverbünden und -netzwerken aktiv: Leibniz Education Research…
17. Research Group Neurocognitive Development
The ability to focus on relevant information and to ignore irrelevant information is essential for learning success and academic performance. Our vision is to enhance the basic understanding of…
18. Research Group Cognition & Emotion
Humans are - just like mice and rats - social creatures. We learn and understand our environment not only cognitively but also emotionally, for example through interactions with others. That is…
19. Research Group Behavioral Neuroscience
Sleep deprivation is a common and underestimated problem in modern society. A permanently disrupted sleep-wake cycle can lead to serious health consequences. After just one night of sleep…
20. Conferences
LIN Neuroscience conference series The Institute organizes high-profile scientific conferences. The conferences offer national and international scientists the opportunity to exchange ideas.
21. Line of Sight 2027
Let's develop goals together We warmly invite you to our biennial LIN internal event, where we look to the future. This year, we would like to reinterpret the format of our traditional…
22. Equal Opportunities
The Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) is firmly committed to its responsibility to actively promote equality and equal opportunities. We regard this concern not only as a duty, but also as a…
23. Spinal cord more than just a data highway
The spinal cord processes and interprets sensory stimuli based on previous knowledge - a crucial step in the nervous system.
24. Spinal cord more than just a data highway
The spinal cord processes and interprets sensory stimuli based on previous knowledge - a crucial step in the nervous system.
25. XII Leibniz Lecture
with Floris de Lange from the Radboud University in Nijmegen (NL)
26. We stand together and for each other
Our grief, our heartfelt sympathy and our thoughts are with the victims, relatives and those affected
27. Leibniz Lecture XI
Neural Basis of a silent Alzheimer's disease phase - Inna Slutsky | Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
28. Hippocampal plasticity and memory Group
The ability to store and consciously recall past experiences is crucial for survival and establishing a coherent sense of reality. This ability in mammals is dependent on the hippocampal formation,…
29. Career Talk with Dr. Anika Dirks
LIN Postdoc - Science Management – Industry. Which skills help you outside of science?
30. Love myths - neuroscientific perspectives
The latest edition of ‘’Knowledge unplugged‘’ deals with love.
31. Leibniz Lecture X
by speaker Max-Philipp Stenner (LIN)
32. Symposium on Invasive Neurology & Neuroscience
Latest findings and collaborations at the interface of invasive neurology and neuroscience in Magdeburg
33. No, it wasn't like that!

ARTE documentary sheds light on the phenomenon of ‘false memories’
34. LineOfVision '27
Conference of the Institute
35. Line of Sight 2027
Let's develop goals together We warmly invite you to our biennial LIN internal event, where we look to the future. This year, we would like to reinterpret the format of our traditional…
36. Health day for employees
Healthy and motivated in everyday working life
37. Leibniz Lecture IX
by speaker Heinz Beck (University of Bonn)
38. Understanding animal testing
The topic of animal experiments is often discussed very emotionally. Therefore we want to summarize data and facts about animal experiments and make backgrounds transparent. We support the…
39. LIN flagship conference ‘Learning & Memory’
Welcome back to Magdeburg in 2025
40. You and LIN
From administration to scientists More than 230 employees from over 25 countries work together at LIN to research learning and memory processes. Our institute offers optimal working and laboratory…
41. Leibniz Lecture VIII
Neural circutis for exploration and reward - Stefan Remy | LIN
42. Scientific Library
Our library is a specialized scientific library focusing on neuroscience research. As a joined library, it brings together the collections of several theoretical institutes of the Medical Faculty…
43. PhD Career Day
A day full of exciting impulses for your career
44. Data Protection
Your data protection is our concern We are delighted that you are visiting our website and would like to thank you for your interest in our work. The protection of your privacy is important to us in…
45. Leibniz Lecture VII
given by speaker Sanja Bauer-Mikulovic (LIN)
46. Imprint
Site operator Leibniz-Institut für Neurobiologie (LIN) Brenneckestraße 6 39118 Magdeburg Germany Tel: +49 391 62 63 92 41 1 E-Mail: kontakt@lin-magdeburg.de VAT identification number…
47. animal husbandry
Animal husbandry supports the scientists at LIN in their research on learning and memory. Laboratory animals are an essential part of this. Our animal keepers take care of the well-being of the…
48. Research Group Neuroplasticity
The main topics of our research group are cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in the healthy brain, but also disorders of synaptic functions in neuropsychiatric and…
49. Somatosensory and Body Perception
We study psychological and brain mechanisms related to the way we experience touch and the space that surround us, and how this interaction is used to construct representations of our body and to…
50. Innovation and Engagement at LIN
How our new funding initiative supports everyone
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