Andrea Ravignani
@andrearavignani.bsky.social
Professor @SapienzaRoma - Comparative psychology, music neuroscience & bioacoustics. Works on rhythm/sync/speech/communication across species (humans, primates, marine mammals, etc.)
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Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
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Excellent chimeric face image showing off a left visual field bias for face processing - this image will tend to look more like John Travolta to observers, but the next one (see following post in this thread)... <1/2>
Respond with the same actor as a hero and villain.
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Excellent chimeric face image showing off a left visual field bias for face processing - this image will tend to look more like John Travolta to observers, but the next one (see following post in this thread)... <1/2>
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yes, we have new crispy evidence of crossmodal matching in tortoises just off the press!
"Crossmodal Pitch−Luminance Association in Tortoises"
How do you like our visual abstract?
🎶🎵🐢 🎶⬜ 🐢 🎶 ⬛
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
cc @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
"Crossmodal Pitch−Luminance Association in Tortoises"
How do you like our visual abstract?
🎶🎵🐢 🎶⬜ 🐢 🎶 ⬛
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
cc @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
yes, we have new crispy evidence of crossmodal matching in tortoises just off the press!
"Crossmodal Pitch−Luminance Association in Tortoises"
How do you like our visual abstract?
🎶🎵🐢 🎶⬜ 🐢 🎶 ⬛
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
cc @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
"Crossmodal Pitch−Luminance Association in Tortoises"
How do you like our visual abstract?
🎶🎵🐢 🎶⬜ 🐢 🎶 ⬛
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
cc @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
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Meet our plenary speaker Renata Sousa-Lima!
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Meet our plenary speaker Renata Sousa-Lima!
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
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🚨 Applications open!
#FENS travel grants are now available to attend #NEURO2026, the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, taking place in Kobe, Japan from 30 July - 2 August 2026. 🇯🇵
🗓️ 20 November 2025
👉 Learn more here: https://loom.ly/J3VOz0I
#FENS travel grants are now available to attend #NEURO2026, the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, taking place in Kobe, Japan from 30 July - 2 August 2026. 🇯🇵
🗓️ 20 November 2025
👉 Learn more here: https://loom.ly/J3VOz0I
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🚨 Applications open!
#FENS travel grants are now available to attend #NEURO2026, the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, taking place in Kobe, Japan from 30 July - 2 August 2026. 🇯🇵
🗓️ 20 November 2025
👉 Learn more here: https://loom.ly/J3VOz0I
#FENS travel grants are now available to attend #NEURO2026, the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, taking place in Kobe, Japan from 30 July - 2 August 2026. 🇯🇵
🗓️ 20 November 2025
👉 Learn more here: https://loom.ly/J3VOz0I
Reposted by Andrea Ravignani
Brilliant work on the ontogeny of rhythm in zebra finches. "Shared rhythm goes beyond copying the temporal features of individual elements; tutees ...adjust the rhythm of non-shared intervals". 🔊 @lsburchardt.bsky.social & al: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Brilliant work on the ontogeny of rhythm in zebra finches. "Shared rhythm goes beyond copying the temporal features of individual elements; tutees ...adjust the rhythm of non-shared intervals". 🔊 @lsburchardt.bsky.social & al: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Apply by 24 October. Our Travelling Fellowships offer PhD students and postdocs up to £3,000 for undertaking collaborative visits to other laboratories. Find out more and apply at biologists.com/grants/trave...
October 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Apply by 24 October. Our Travelling Fellowships offer PhD students and postdocs up to £3,000 for undertaking collaborative visits to other laboratories. Find out more and apply at biologists.com/grants/trave...
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I am mind blown to announce that the day before yesterday I have been awarded the degree of doctor from Radboud University, Nijmegen, with the distinction cum laude, which I learned is the highest distinction in the Netherlands 🤯👩🏼🎓
That my thesis was honored in this way really moves me.
That my thesis was honored in this way really moves me.
October 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I am mind blown to announce that the day before yesterday I have been awarded the degree of doctor from Radboud University, Nijmegen, with the distinction cum laude, which I learned is the highest distinction in the Netherlands 🤯👩🏼🎓
That my thesis was honored in this way really moves me.
That my thesis was honored in this way really moves me.
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The call for contributions for the 1st International Conference on Music and Sleep is open!
Check out the website confmussleep.au.dk for more info 💤🎶✨
#confmussleep #musicscience
Check out the website confmussleep.au.dk for more info 💤🎶✨
#confmussleep #musicscience
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The call for contributions for the 1st International Conference on Music and Sleep is open!
Check out the website confmussleep.au.dk for more info 💤🎶✨
#confmussleep #musicscience
Check out the website confmussleep.au.dk for more info 💤🎶✨
#confmussleep #musicscience
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Looking to do a Master's in Music and Science? The next application round for Master’s Degree Programme in Music and Science at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) is open: January 7-21, 2026
Find out more about our program at the International Applicants' Day: jyu.fi/applicantsday
Find out more about our program at the International Applicants' Day: jyu.fi/applicantsday
Applicants Day 2025
Applicants Day is a free online event for anyone interested in international master's degree programmes at the University of Jyväskylä.
jyu.fi
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Looking to do a Master's in Music and Science? The next application round for Master’s Degree Programme in Music and Science at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) is open: January 7-21, 2026
Find out more about our program at the International Applicants' Day: jyu.fi/applicantsday
Find out more about our program at the International Applicants' Day: jyu.fi/applicantsday
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Children can solve a difficult sorting task by spontaneously discovering efficient sorting algorithms. Older children outperform younger children, showing developmental growth in strategy use and problem-solving. @hw-yang.bsky.social
@celestekidd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@celestekidd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Children spontaneously discover efficient solutions to a difficult sorting task - Nature Human Behaviour
Children successfully solved a challenging sorting task by spontaneously discovering efficient sorting strategies, such as selection sort and shaker sort. Older children outperformed younger ones, demonstrating developmental progress in strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
www.nature.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Children can solve a difficult sorting task by spontaneously discovering efficient sorting algorithms. Older children outperform younger children, showing developmental growth in strategy use and problem-solving. @hw-yang.bsky.social
@celestekidd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@celestekidd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Silvery gibbons (Hylobates moloch) are confined to 29 fragmented forests in western and central Java. All gibbons are known for their songs, mostly in duet; unlike other species, silvery gibbons are soloists. Populations are declining steadily due to habitat loss and human encroachment. Endangered.
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Silvery gibbons (Hylobates moloch) are confined to 29 fragmented forests in western and central Java. All gibbons are known for their songs, mostly in duet; unlike other species, silvery gibbons are soloists. Populations are declining steadily due to habitat loss and human encroachment. Endangered.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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2025. How sighing regulates pulmonary surfactant structure and its role in breathing mechanics | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How sighing regulates pulmonary surfactant structure and its role in breathing mechanics
Sigh-induced structural changes lower alveolar surface stress through a mechanical response.
www.science.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
2025. How sighing regulates pulmonary surfactant structure and its role in breathing mechanics | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Check out our new paper on a male harbor seal's 🦭 excellent respiratory control: within just a few weeks, this young seal learned to produce vocalizations that spanned over two orders of magnitude in duration! ...
September 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Check out our new paper on a male harbor seal's 🦭 excellent respiratory control: within just a few weeks, this young seal learned to produce vocalizations that spanned over two orders of magnitude in duration! ...
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🧠 Ready to take your #NeuroscienceCareer beyond borders?
Take part in the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #ExchangeFellowships and develop your skills through hands-on training in Europe. 🌐
🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/DhYSWlQ
@ibroorg.bsky.social
Take part in the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #ExchangeFellowships and develop your skills through hands-on training in Europe. 🌐
🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/DhYSWlQ
@ibroorg.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🧠 Ready to take your #NeuroscienceCareer beyond borders?
Take part in the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #ExchangeFellowships and develop your skills through hands-on training in Europe. 🌐
🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/DhYSWlQ
@ibroorg.bsky.social
Take part in the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #ExchangeFellowships and develop your skills through hands-on training in Europe. 🌐
🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/DhYSWlQ
@ibroorg.bsky.social
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Humans can find rhythm in randomly timed sounds. New paper by van Jelle van der Werff, Tomasso Tufarelli, @lauraverga.bsky.social & @andrearavignani.bsky.social . doi.org/10.1098/rsos....
Humans can find rhythm in randomly timed sounds | Royal Society Open Science
Humans are keen pattern-seekers and take advantage of regularities present in their environment. In the temporal domain, we may call these patterns rhythms, but what is rhythm? Definitions vary, but all presuppose a categorical distinction between rhythm ...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Humans can find rhythm in randomly timed sounds. New paper by van Jelle van der Werff, Tomasso Tufarelli, @lauraverga.bsky.social & @andrearavignani.bsky.social . doi.org/10.1098/rsos....
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A common cross-species atlas of cortical gray matter https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.08.675002v1
September 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A common cross-species atlas of cortical gray matter https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.08.675002v1
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A very interesting article on the completely weird reproductive symbiosis of two ant species, where one female can give birth to individuals of two species:
"Clonal males may thus be regarded as organelles at the superorganism level"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio
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"Clonal males may thus be regarded as organelles at the superorganism level"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio
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One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature
In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A very interesting article on the completely weird reproductive symbiosis of two ant species, where one female can give birth to individuals of two species:
"Clonal males may thus be regarded as organelles at the superorganism level"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio
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"Clonal males may thus be regarded as organelles at the superorganism level"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio
1/2
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New paper out today with Asaf Zorea : "Domain-general noise reduction for time-series signals with Noisereduce" (open access)!
We present Noisereduce, a lightweight Python library for denoising signals.
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Code (library): github.com/timsainb/noi...
We present Noisereduce, a lightweight Python library for denoising signals.
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Code (library): github.com/timsainb/noi...
Domain general noise reduction for time series signals with Noisereduce - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Domain general noise reduction for time series signals with Noisereduce
doi.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
New paper out today with Asaf Zorea : "Domain-general noise reduction for time-series signals with Noisereduce" (open access)!
We present Noisereduce, a lightweight Python library for denoising signals.
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Code (library): github.com/timsainb/noi...
We present Noisereduce, a lightweight Python library for denoising signals.
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Code (library): github.com/timsainb/noi...
Reposted by Andrea Ravignani
New preprint, a review of infant #vocal and #motor #rhythm research, a suggestion to include #respiration in future research. It us work with Elina Rubertus, Aude Noiray and Laura Koenig www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Towards a fuller integration of respiratory rhythms into research on infant vocal and motor development
PDF | Rhythm organizes many human motor activities from before birth and continues to shape development throughout infancy. In this review, we examine... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
www.researchgate.net
August 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New preprint, a review of infant #vocal and #motor #rhythm research, a suggestion to include #respiration in future research. It us work with Elina Rubertus, Aude Noiray and Laura Koenig www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Andrea Ravignani
Complex behaviour is not limited to animals! Here we map the entire spectrum of waveforms dynamics on a quadriflagellate single cell with 4x 70um (!) #cilia, to a low dimensional behavioural manifold with surprising structure! #protistsonsky
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
August 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Complex behaviour is not limited to animals! Here we map the entire spectrum of waveforms dynamics on a quadriflagellate single cell with 4x 70um (!) #cilia, to a low dimensional behavioural manifold with surprising structure! #protistsonsky
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Andrea Ravignani
For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions. Chants share distinctive acoustic traits which have evolved culturally to optimize listener relaxation. 👇 new paper @pnas.org by ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab & Co
#bioacoustics
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#bioacoustics
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Chants across seven traditions share acoustic traits that enhance subjective relaxation | PNAS
For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions.
However, there is hardly any empirical research on 1) whe...
www.pnas.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions. Chants share distinctive acoustic traits which have evolved culturally to optimize listener relaxation. 👇 new paper @pnas.org by ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab & Co
#bioacoustics
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#bioacoustics
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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My daughter knew I would enjoy the evolutionary dynamics (an evolutionary stable state / Nash equilibrium) described in this 3 minute video from KQED’s excellent Deep Look team:
These Lizards Have Been Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors for 15 Million Years
#evolution #nature
These Lizards Have Been Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors for 15 Million Years
#evolution #nature
These Lizards Have Been Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors for 15 Million Years | Deep Look
YouTube video by Deep Look
www.youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My daughter knew I would enjoy the evolutionary dynamics (an evolutionary stable state / Nash equilibrium) described in this 3 minute video from KQED’s excellent Deep Look team:
These Lizards Have Been Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors for 15 Million Years
#evolution #nature
These Lizards Have Been Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors for 15 Million Years
#evolution #nature
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🚀 We’re creating a PsychoPy Cheat Sheet to help students get started fast!
If you could give a new user one tip for their first 30 minutes with PsychoPy, what would it be?
We’d love your ideas! (They might even join our PsychoPy tips in the app 😉 )
💡👇
If you could give a new user one tip for their first 30 minutes with PsychoPy, what would it be?
We’d love your ideas! (They might even join our PsychoPy tips in the app 😉 )
💡👇
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚀 We’re creating a PsychoPy Cheat Sheet to help students get started fast!
If you could give a new user one tip for their first 30 minutes with PsychoPy, what would it be?
We’d love your ideas! (They might even join our PsychoPy tips in the app 😉 )
💡👇
If you could give a new user one tip for their first 30 minutes with PsychoPy, what would it be?
We’d love your ideas! (They might even join our PsychoPy tips in the app 😉 )
💡👇