We study how the mind Makes Sense of time, space, and uncertainty

Research in perception, attention, and Bayesian cognition — explained for everyone.

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Attention & context
Attention & context
How does the brain construct the experience of time and why does it sometimes get it wrong? Our research investigates sequential dependencies, context effects, timing models, and the neural signatures of temporal processing across seconds to minutes.
Attention Guidance, Context Learning and Suppression
2 explainers 29 papers
Bayesian inference
Bayesian inference
Perception is not passive; the brain constantly combines prior knowledge with new sensory evidence to form beliefs about the world. Our work examines prediction errors, prior updating, and computational models of this inferential process.
Perception as Bayesian inference
6 papers
Time perception
Time perception
Familiar environments help the brain focus on what matters and ignore what doesn't. Our research explores how spatial regularities, contextual cueing, and cross-modal signals shape selective attention in complex scenes.
Time Perception
6 explainers 25 papers
Talk at MPI Tübingen: One Process, Two Biases
On 27 March 2026, Zhuanghua Shi gave an invited talk at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen,…
Lab news · Mar 2026
LMU-ChaN Workshop 2025: A Celebration of International Collaboration
October 29-31, 2025 | LMU Munich, Germany We are delighted to share highlights from the successful LMU-China Academic Network (LMU-ChaN)…
Lab news · Nov 2025
Erasmus+ 2024 Workshop
MSense hosts 2nd Workshop of Erasmus+ VET
The collaboration between LMU Munich, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, and Çanakkale Technopark continued with the 2nd workshop of the EU…
Lab news · Dec 2024