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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar
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Interdisciplinary #BasicResearch on how the collective activity of #neurons gives rise to the plethora of #animalbehavior.
Imprint: http://mpinb.mpg.de/im
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💡 Join the 8th Bonn Brain Conference
March 23–25, 2026 | DZNE Bonn, Germany

Explore the latest in brain states, neural circuits, and behavior — with keynote talks by leading neuroscientists including Cori Bargmann and Edvard Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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🚀 Big news from our @monikakscholz.bsky.social lab! We’re part of DynOrg, a new @dfg.de-funded Research Unit exploring how #GPCR signaling coordinates organ function & animal behavior — from heartbeat to foraging. 🧠💓
#FOR #neurotransmitters
Ilustration for FOR5807 showing sketches of c. elegans and its neuronal networks and molecular form of serotonin and dopamin
July 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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(1/3) Paper alert! 🧠 What does it take a 🐀 to move a single whisker? More than we expected!
Research from our In Silico Brain Sciences Lab and University of Pittsburgh (Pitt Med) shows:
✅ a diverse set of brain areas is involved
✅ movements even originate from areas linked to sensing and cognition.
Schematic drawing of a rat with an inset microscopy image showing neurons involved in whisker motor control
June 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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🧠💤 Glia Regulate Sleep Through Brain Metabolism!
A new study in Drosophila shows that glial cells monitor brain CO₂ and pH levels to regulate rest and sleep – revealing a key link between metabolism and sleep need. Activating glia can even induce rest in flies. 🪰🛌 (1/2)
@natneuro.nature.com
Schematic of the fly's behavior and corresponding glia cell activity.
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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We had a great time at #PostdocDay2025!
Lots of inspiring chats at our booth and a full room during our talk on the role of networking, given by @anjaguenther.bsky.social 🎤🙌. Big thanks to @unibonn.bsky.social & @bora-network.bsky.social.
Looking forward to next time!
#ResearchCareers #Networking
Anja Günther from MPINB during her talk at BORA Postdoc Day 25
April 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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👩‍🔧👩‍🔬 From biology to engineering, toolmaking & lab tech – we opened our labs for #GirlsDay on April 3! Huge thanks to our curious participants and to our helpers for sparking excitement in STEM! 💡🔬✨ Here’s to the next generation of female scientists! 💡🔬✨ #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInScience #FutureScientists
April 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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🚀 Paper Alert! 🚀

More connections = better learning? Not so fast! 🤯

Our latest research from the In Silico Brain Sciences Lab challenges this assumption:
What if the brain’s sparse connectivity is actually an optimization? 🧠✨
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AI Image of neurons, text: "the brain's sparse connectivity is not a limitation, it's an optimization"
March 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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(1/3) Paper out in Current Biology!👏
How do predators use their vision to both navigate through the terrain whilst tracking prey running for its life?

Read more about it here: mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...

@kerrlab.bsky.social @mpfneuro.bsky.social

Picture by Charles G. Summers, Jr.
Picture of a ferret running in the snow
February 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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On Monday, more than 30 students from the local universities visited our institute, learned about our research mission and engaged with our scientists during discussion cafés. We had a fantastic time! Thanks to everyone who contributed. We are already looking forward to next time #NextStopJob
Picture of a group of students during a discussion at a table in the MPINB library
January 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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🌌 New NeuroVoyagers episode out! Had an amazing chat with Marie Dacke @lundvision.bsky.social about dung beetles, the Milky Way, and science outreach. Don’t miss it—fun guaranteed! 🎧
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0S1K...
More Info here: mpinb.mpg.de/en/events/po...
#sciencepodcast
January 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🎄✨ We wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year!
December 23, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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Looking back at #BIOMORA24. It was a pleasure to host the international #molerat community. We enjoyed fantastic talks, posters and discussions.
Thanks to Alison Barker, Pascal Malkemper, Friedemann Pohlig & Jane Reznick for organizing, and to @dfgpublic.bsky.social for funding!
@cecad.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM