Daniela Schmidt

Daniela Schmidt is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology. She specializes in advancing eye-tracking methodologies for comparative studies between primates and humans, as well as investigating human infants' social learning, motivation, and affective processes through advanced techniques like pupillometry and facial electromyography.

• Education:
  • PhD Student, Leipzig University (2020–2023)
  • Master of Science in Psychology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (2016–2019)
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (2012–2016)
• Professional Experience:
  • Freelance Data Scientist at You Say Data Ltd (06/2022–06/2023)

Her research focuses on the cognitive and affective foundations of social interactions, particularly in infants and non-human primates. She employs interdisciplinary methods to explore how social learning and motivation evolve across species and developmental stages.

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