Michael Gaebler
@michaelgaebler.com
Cognitive, brain & mind scientist @mpicbs.bsky.social & Max Planck Dahlem Campus of Cognition (Berlin) | head of @mbe-lab.bsky.social (he/him)
brain-body coupling | emotion & stress | 3D & XR for naturalistic psychology, neuroscience, & medicine
brain-body coupling | emotion & stress | 3D & XR for naturalistic psychology, neuroscience, & medicine
So much amazing out-of-the-box thinking by Michael Levin (Tufts, drmichaellevin.org) and yummy food for thought about #life, the universe, and all the rest on the @lexfridman.bsky.social podcast.
(Don’t be fooled by the misleading title.)
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/l...
(Don’t be fooled by the misleading title.)
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/l...
#486 – Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life
Podcast Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 30/11/2025 · 1 sec
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
So much amazing out-of-the-box thinking by Michael Levin (Tufts, drmichaellevin.org) and yummy food for thought about #life, the universe, and all the rest on the @lexfridman.bsky.social podcast.
(Don’t be fooled by the misleading title.)
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/l...
(Don’t be fooled by the misleading title.)
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/l...
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The technical report with more details about our work on SIMA 2 is now also available on arXiv!
Take a look at: arxiv.org/abs/2512.04797
Take a look at: arxiv.org/abs/2512.04797
SIMA 2: A Generalist Embodied Agent for Virtual Worlds
We introduce SIMA 2, a generalist embodied agent that understands and acts in a wide variety of 3D virtual worlds. Built upon a Gemini foundation model, SIMA 2 represents a significant step toward act...
arxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The technical report with more details about our work on SIMA 2 is now also available on arXiv!
Take a look at: arxiv.org/abs/2512.04797
Take a look at: arxiv.org/abs/2512.04797
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I wrote something up for AI people who want to get into bluesky and either couldn't assemble an exciting feed or gave up doomscrolling when their Following feed switched to talking politics 24/7.
The AI Researcher's Guide to a Non-Boring Bluesky Feed | Naomi Saphra
How to migrate to bsky without a boring feed.
nsaphra.net
April 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I wrote something up for AI people who want to get into bluesky and either couldn't assemble an exciting feed or gave up doomscrolling when their Following feed switched to talking politics 24/7.
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Join my lab and collaborate with excellent scientists Magdalena Schlesinger or Anette Frank at University of Heidelberg! We offer topics on replay in humans and rodents or neurobiologically inspired AI, respectively.
Deadline 31st March.
Apply here: www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
Deadline 31st March.
Apply here: www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Join my lab and collaborate with excellent scientists Magdalena Schlesinger or Anette Frank at University of Heidelberg! We offer topics on replay in humans and rodents or neurobiologically inspired AI, respectively.
Deadline 31st March.
Apply here: www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
Deadline 31st March.
Apply here: www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
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🧠🔬 Was ist eigentlich „Biologische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie“?
Zum 🎉4️⃣0️⃣. Geburtstag unserer Fachgruppe @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social in der @dgps.bsky.social werfen wir einen Blick in die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft. ⏳➡️🚀
Jetzt in der Psychologischen Rundschau: doi.org/10.1026/0033... 📖🔓🌍
Zum 🎉4️⃣0️⃣. Geburtstag unserer Fachgruppe @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social in der @dgps.bsky.social werfen wir einen Blick in die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft. ⏳➡️🚀
Jetzt in der Psychologischen Rundschau: doi.org/10.1026/0033... 📖🔓🌍
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🧠🔬 Was ist eigentlich „Biologische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie“?
Zum 🎉4️⃣0️⃣. Geburtstag unserer Fachgruppe @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social in der @dgps.bsky.social werfen wir einen Blick in die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft. ⏳➡️🚀
Jetzt in der Psychologischen Rundschau: doi.org/10.1026/0033... 📖🔓🌍
Zum 🎉4️⃣0️⃣. Geburtstag unserer Fachgruppe @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social in der @dgps.bsky.social werfen wir einen Blick in die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft. ⏳➡️🚀
Jetzt in der Psychologischen Rundschau: doi.org/10.1026/0033... 📖🔓🌍
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
Who can enjoy this toucan? You can.
January 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Who can enjoy this toucan? You can.
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A couple of more hours to submit your work and register to attend!
Deadline: today (Jan 8, 2026) anywhere on earth.
🌏 🌎 🌍
Do it here: survey.academiccloud.de/f/464284?lan...
#interoception #MindBrainBody #neuroskyence
Deadline: today (Jan 8, 2026) anywhere on earth.
🌏 🌎 🌍
Do it here: survey.academiccloud.de/f/464284?lan...
#interoception #MindBrainBody #neuroskyence
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A couple of more hours to submit your work and register to attend!
Deadline: today (Jan 8, 2026) anywhere on earth.
🌏 🌎 🌍
Do it here: survey.academiccloud.de/f/464284?lan...
#interoception #MindBrainBody #neuroskyence
Deadline: today (Jan 8, 2026) anywhere on earth.
🌏 🌎 🌍
Do it here: survey.academiccloud.de/f/464284?lan...
#interoception #MindBrainBody #neuroskyence
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Preprint on PANDORA by Aslan Abivardi:
A massive archive of UK Biobank brain imaging from 82K subjects. For each of 98 sub-modalities (e.g., FA from dMRI), the images are collated into a convenient subjectsXvoxels HDF5 file.
pages.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/pandora/web/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
A massive archive of UK Biobank brain imaging from 82K subjects. For each of 98 sub-modalities (e.g., FA from dMRI), the images are collated into a convenient subjectsXvoxels HDF5 file.
pages.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/pandora/web/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Preprint on PANDORA by Aslan Abivardi:
A massive archive of UK Biobank brain imaging from 82K subjects. For each of 98 sub-modalities (e.g., FA from dMRI), the images are collated into a convenient subjectsXvoxels HDF5 file.
pages.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/pandora/web/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
A massive archive of UK Biobank brain imaging from 82K subjects. For each of 98 sub-modalities (e.g., FA from dMRI), the images are collated into a convenient subjectsXvoxels HDF5 file.
pages.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/pandora/web/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Sehr wichtiges Video eines Russen darüber, wie Propaganda in Wirklichkeit funktioniert. Hört euch mal die 10 Minuten an (englisch) und dann lauscht aufmerksam in euch hinein. Wir sind mitten drin.
I’m Russian. Here’s how propaganda really works.
YouTube video by Silent East
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sehr wichtiges Video eines Russen darüber, wie Propaganda in Wirklichkeit funktioniert. Hört euch mal die 10 Minuten an (englisch) und dann lauscht aufmerksam in euch hinein. Wir sind mitten drin.
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„Doppelblindstudie mit bildgebenden Verfahren“ ja was denn nun 😡😡😡
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
„Doppelblindstudie mit bildgebenden Verfahren“ ja was denn nun 😡😡😡
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I have an early Christmas present for you! 🎅
Happy to announce that we have three excellent keynote speakers at Psychology and Brain 2026 in Heidleberg!
Professors Shamay-Tsoory, Schönauer and Allen will cover topics from empathy over memory to interoception!
pug2026.org
Happy to announce that we have three excellent keynote speakers at Psychology and Brain 2026 in Heidleberg!
Professors Shamay-Tsoory, Schönauer and Allen will cover topics from empathy over memory to interoception!
pug2026.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I have an early Christmas present for you! 🎅
Happy to announce that we have three excellent keynote speakers at Psychology and Brain 2026 in Heidleberg!
Professors Shamay-Tsoory, Schönauer and Allen will cover topics from empathy over memory to interoception!
pug2026.org
Happy to announce that we have three excellent keynote speakers at Psychology and Brain 2026 in Heidleberg!
Professors Shamay-Tsoory, Schönauer and Allen will cover topics from empathy over memory to interoception!
pug2026.org
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Mind blown!
Did you know about EMERGE, this amazing resource on self-report scales? All items listed and psychometric properties assessed, in ONE place & user friendly to boot
emerge.ucsd.edu/emerge-searc...
Did you know about EMERGE, this amazing resource on self-report scales? All items listed and psychometric properties assessed, in ONE place & user friendly to boot
emerge.ucsd.edu/emerge-searc...
Emerge Search – EMERGE
emerge.ucsd.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Mind blown!
Did you know about EMERGE, this amazing resource on self-report scales? All items listed and psychometric properties assessed, in ONE place & user friendly to boot
emerge.ucsd.edu/emerge-searc...
Did you know about EMERGE, this amazing resource on self-report scales? All items listed and psychometric properties assessed, in ONE place & user friendly to boot
emerge.ucsd.edu/emerge-searc...
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Are you curious about electrogastrography, but keep getting chicken-related results when googling "EGG"? We have the preprint for you!
In this tutorial, we describe how to acquire and analyse gastric data from human participants. Plus FREE software! Read it here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.17260
In this tutorial, we describe how to acquire and analyse gastric data from human participants. Plus FREE software! Read it here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.17260
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Are you curious about electrogastrography, but keep getting chicken-related results when googling "EGG"? We have the preprint for you!
In this tutorial, we describe how to acquire and analyse gastric data from human participants. Plus FREE software! Read it here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.17260
In this tutorial, we describe how to acquire and analyse gastric data from human participants. Plus FREE software! Read it here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.17260
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
Lab meetings in Max Planck institutes
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Lab meetings in Max Planck institutes
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Submitting a grant you’re not eligible to get
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Submitting a grant you’re not eligible to get
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This week is ideal to draft your submission for the #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026 so that you can let it rest over the (potential) holidays and finalise it first thing in 2026 (deadline: January 8, 2026). 😉
Looking forward to seeing you there and - in case - happy holidays! 🎄🧠🫀🫁
Looking forward to seeing you there and - in case - happy holidays! 🎄🧠🫀🫁
*13th MindBrainBody Symposium*
📆 Mar 9-11, 2026
🏠 #Berlin & virtual
(deadline: Jan 8, 2026)
Keynotes:
- @ulrikebingel.bsky.social
- Karl Friston (online)
- @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social
- Sonja Kotz
- Julian Thayer
...& so much more: prizes, posters, talks, food, drinks, encounters.
Let's meet!
📆 Mar 9-11, 2026
🏠 #Berlin & virtual
(deadline: Jan 8, 2026)
Keynotes:
- @ulrikebingel.bsky.social
- Karl Friston (online)
- @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social
- Sonja Kotz
- Julian Thayer
...& so much more: prizes, posters, talks, food, drinks, encounters.
Let's meet!
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This week is ideal to draft your submission for the #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026 so that you can let it rest over the (potential) holidays and finalise it first thing in 2026 (deadline: January 8, 2026). 😉
Looking forward to seeing you there and - in case - happy holidays! 🎄🧠🫀🫁
Looking forward to seeing you there and - in case - happy holidays! 🎄🧠🫀🫁
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
Finally some good news 🧀
"Higher intake of high-fat cheese and high-fat cream was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia."
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Finally some good news 🧀
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
Last preprint 🎶(of the year).
If vagus nerve stimulation alters motivation by amplifying internal signals, then bodily states should matter. Using milkshake vs. water loads, we show that tVNS-induced changes in Pavlovian bias are dependent on hunger. #neuroskyence 🩺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
If vagus nerve stimulation alters motivation by amplifying internal signals, then bodily states should matter. Using milkshake vs. water loads, we show that tVNS-induced changes in Pavlovian bias are dependent on hunger. #neuroskyence 🩺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Last preprint 🎶(of the year).
If vagus nerve stimulation alters motivation by amplifying internal signals, then bodily states should matter. Using milkshake vs. water loads, we show that tVNS-induced changes in Pavlovian bias are dependent on hunger. #neuroskyence 🩺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
If vagus nerve stimulation alters motivation by amplifying internal signals, then bodily states should matter. Using milkshake vs. water loads, we show that tVNS-induced changes in Pavlovian bias are dependent on hunger. #neuroskyence 🩺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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How does cortisol tune brain networks to form strong emotional memories? Excited to share new work led by amazing former RA Flory Huang w collabs Rajita Sinha and @toddc.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dynamic brain mechanisms supporting salient memories under cortisol
The stress-related hormone cortisol alters dynamic brain networks predicting memory and arousal to promote emotional memories.
www.science.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
How does cortisol tune brain networks to form strong emotional memories? Excited to share new work led by amazing former RA Flory Huang w collabs Rajita Sinha and @toddc.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New preprint: "Bodily Rhythms Gate Action–Perception Coupling"
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
New preprint: "Bodily Rhythms Gate Action–Perception Coupling"
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
Our paper on respiratory modulation of excitability during sleep is now online!
Open access link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
First of hopefully many collabs with the @tschreiner.bsky.social Lab and led by @asanchezcorzo.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Open access link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
First of hopefully many collabs with the @tschreiner.bsky.social Lab and led by @asanchezcorzo.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Respiratory coordination of excitability states across the human wake-sleep cycle
While the respiratory rhythm is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of oscillatory brain activity across the wake-sleep cycle in humans, very l…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Our paper on respiratory modulation of excitability during sleep is now online!
Open access link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
First of hopefully many collabs with the @tschreiner.bsky.social Lab and led by @asanchezcorzo.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Open access link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
First of hopefully many collabs with the @tschreiner.bsky.social Lab and led by @asanchezcorzo.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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💼 💔 Academia’s toxic love language is playing “hard to get”
🧪 💓 Science is the beautiful pursuit of building knowledge
I wrote an essay for Nature Human Behaviour on treating academia as “just a job” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What ideas would you add? 💡
#HigherEd #PhDLife #DiversityInSTEM
🧪 💓 Science is the beautiful pursuit of building knowledge
I wrote an essay for Nature Human Behaviour on treating academia as “just a job” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What ideas would you add? 💡
#HigherEd #PhDLife #DiversityInSTEM
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
💼 💔 Academia’s toxic love language is playing “hard to get”
🧪 💓 Science is the beautiful pursuit of building knowledge
I wrote an essay for Nature Human Behaviour on treating academia as “just a job” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What ideas would you add? 💡
#HigherEd #PhDLife #DiversityInSTEM
🧪 💓 Science is the beautiful pursuit of building knowledge
I wrote an essay for Nature Human Behaviour on treating academia as “just a job” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What ideas would you add? 💡
#HigherEd #PhDLife #DiversityInSTEM
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
We discussed the role of thermal signals on bodily self-awareness in our latest paper with @gerardosalvato.bsky.social published on @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Warmth and Hugging Strengthen the Feeling of Being You - Neuroscience News
Changes in skin temperature play a key role in how strongly we experience our bodies as our own.
neurosciencenews.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We discussed the role of thermal signals on bodily self-awareness in our latest paper with @gerardosalvato.bsky.social published on @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Reposted by Michael Gaebler
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
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I’m very delighted to share the great news that we will present on this year’s #NeurIPS 2025 workshop on Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations (NeurReps).
openreview.net/forum?id=fu0...
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openreview.net/forum?id=fu0...
(1/x)
Geometry matters: insights from Ollivier Ricci Curvature and Ricci...
Representational similarity analysis (RSA) is widely used to analyze the alignment between humans and neural networks; however, conclusions based on this approach can be misleading without...
openreview.net
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I’m very delighted to share the great news that we will present on this year’s #NeurIPS 2025 workshop on Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations (NeurReps).
openreview.net/forum?id=fu0...
(1/x)
openreview.net/forum?id=fu0...
(1/x)