Wolfgang Prinz
Wolfgang Prinz | |
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| Born | 24 September 1942 |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
| Known for | The common coding theory |
| Awards | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award of the German Research Foundation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive Psychology |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute (professor, director) |
Wolfgang Prinz (born 24 September 1942) is a German cognitive psychologist. He is the director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and an internationally recognized expert in experimental psychology, cognitive psychology and philosophy of mind. He is the founder of the common coding theory between perception and action that has a significant impact in cognitive neuroscience and social cognition.