Cognitive scientists at the University of Potsdam focus primarily on the structure, dynamics, development, and neural basis of language and grammar. They examine visual perception, numerical cognition, action execution, and motor coordination in children and adults.

Educational sciences deal with the topics of education, learning, and upbringing. They bring together findings from pedagogy, psychology, sociology, and philosophy in order to address problems and issues in a modern knowledge society.

Cognitive science is one of the four main areas of research at the University of Potsdam. Researchers from psychology, linguistics, and philosophy, as well as sports and health sciences, mathematics, physics, and computer science, work closely together in interdisciplinary teams.

What role does the digital environment of children and young people play in the development of social participation in a rapidly changing world? Researchers from the fields of education, psychology, primary school and inclusive education, sociology, and business informatics are investigating this question in an interdisciplinary and application-oriented manner as part of the “Education for the Future” research focus.

The Outpatient Clinic serves as a center for sports, sports medicine and exercise. It is a training facility for the Brandenburg State Medical Association and is licensed as a medical examination center by the German Olympic Sports Confederation.

The DFG-funded SFB1287 “Limits of Variability in Language” is dedicated to identifying and understanding the causes of limits that restrict linguistic variability. Researchers are focusing on cognitive, computational, and grammatical factors.

UP Research and Teaching Clinic – Focus on Adult Treatment

UP Research and Teaching Clinic – Focus on treating children and adolescents