Advancing the Science
of Emotion Processing.
The Eilert Institute for Emotion Science investigates how people perceive and understand their own and others’ emotions, regulate emotional states, and express emotions.
Our research examines how the coordination of these four core functions shapes mental health, adaptive functioning, and human flourishing.
About the Institute
Understanding Emotion Processing as a Coordinated System
The Eilert Institute for Emotion Science is an independent research institute based in Berlin, Germany.
Our work is grounded in the Core Functions of Emotion Processing (C-FEP): impathy, empathy, emotion regulation, and emotion expression. We investigate how these functions develop, how they are coordinated across individuals and situations, and how this coordination relates to attachment representations, psychopathology, and contextual demands.
Through theory-driven, multimethod, and intervention-oriented research, we seek to deepen the scientific understanding of emotion processing and translate this knowledge into benefits for mental health, adaptive functioning, relationships, resilience, and human flourishing.
Theory-Driven Research
Developing integrative models that connect foundational theory with testable scientific questions.
International Collaboration
Bringing together complementary perspectives, disciplines, and methodological expertise.
Open Science
Promoting transparency, reproducibility, and the responsible sharing of research findings.
Societal Impact
Translating scientific knowledge into meaningful benefits for individuals, relationships, and society.
OUR SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK
The Core Functions of Emotion Processing (C-FEP)
C-FEP conceptualizes emotion processing as the dynamic coordination of four interdependent core functions.
Rather than examining these functions in isolation, we investigate how they interact within individuals, relationships, and changing environments.
This integrative framework guides our research on attachment, psychopathology, emotional flexibility, intervention science, and aesthetic medicine.
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FROM SCIENCE TO PRACTICE
Translating Emotion
Science into Practice
The Eilert Institute collaborates closely with the Eilert Akademie, where scientific insights are translated into evidence-informed education, professional training, and practical application.
This relationship supports a continuous exchange between foundational research, intervention development, and real-world practice.
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Research Inquiries and Collaboration
We welcome scientific exchange and collaboration with researchers, institutions, and organizations worldwide.
For research inquiries, academic collaboration, or project partnerships, please contact us.