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Wolfgang Stein
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Neurophysiologist at Illinois State University studying environmental influences on neurons and circuits.
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Special thanks to this year's organizer of the Neuroethology GRC, Julie Simpson & @genmig.bsky.social. We had a fantastic week of great science, met colleagues or started collaborations. We are looking forward to the next GRC in 2 years.

2027 Co-Vice chairs: Jessica Fox & @scottjuntti.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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The final talk of this year’s Neuroethology GRC is given by Mark Frye from UCLA. Mark’s lab studies multimodal (vision & olfaction) navigation in flies.

sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/ibp-frye/
Frye Lab
sites.lifesci.ucla.edu
July 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Every neuroethology conference should have a leech talk. Thanks to Karen Mesce’s talk at the GRC, we appreciate the beauty of working with these creatures. She talks about restoring crawling after injury.

mescelab.cfans.umn.edu/karen-mesce
Dr. Karen A. Mesce | Mesce Lab
mescelab.cfans.umn.edu
July 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Carola Städele from the University of Göttingen takes us into the exciting sensory world of ticks. The Haller’s organ at the front legs are multisensory organs sensing humidity, vibrations but NOT CO2. It remains unclear where CO2 sensitive receptors are.

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
The black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis detects CO2 without the Haller's organ
Editors' choice: In addition to the Haller’s organ, black-legged ticks possess CO2-sensitive structures important for tick host seeking, and their behavioral response depends on the animal's walking o...
journals.biologists.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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@wolfgangstein.bsky.social talks about temperature robustness in crab species living in differently temperated habitats & to what extent motor pattern generators can acclimate. Ongoing research focuses on the neuronal mechanisms of temperature robustness.

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Neuromodulator-induced temperature robustness in a motor pattern: a comparative study between two decapod crustaceans
Summary: The release of neuropeptide from modulatory projection neurons plays a crucial role in maintaining neuron and circuit function at elevated temperatures across crustacean species.
journals.biologists.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I have finally uninstalled X. What a relief.
May 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Don't miss tomorrow's webinar, part of the “Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems" series.

Register: bit.ly/4k7h3MX
#KavliNeuro #Neuroscience #NiCE
Don’t miss your chance!

Register for tomorrow’s webinar with @kavlifoundation.bsky.social and hear from experts in the neuromodulatory adaptation field and a live Q&A.

🔗: bit.ly/3ELCGUi

#NeuroSky
May 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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In his #NiCE talk, Kavli Exploration Awardee
@wolfgangstein.bsky.social took a comparative approach to understanding how nervous systems adapt to warming ecosystems.

He emphasized that temperature changes can push neural circuits to their limits. What can crabs teach us? 🦀 #KavliNeuro
April 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pubmed is down, the largest scientific literature database. Another MAGA 'success". Use EuropePMC @europepmc.org
March 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
TODAY
Join us for the free SFN & Kavli Foundation webinar "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems". Jan 29, 2025, 11AM - 12PM CT (5-6pm UTC). @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @neuronlinesfn.bsky.social @neuroethology.org
tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y
January 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Tomorrow!
Join us for the free SFN & Kavli Foundation webinar "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems". Jan 29, 2025, 11AM - 12PM CT (5-6pm UTC). @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @neuronlinesfn.bsky.social @neuroethology.org
tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y
January 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of my PhD advisor, Ulrich Bäßler. He was a great role model to look up to, and I will miss his sharp mind and support.
Please enjoy some of the photos below, and a compilation of his drawings.
January 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Our newest collaboration paper with the Vidal-Gadea lab is out ! Ever wondered what all these mechanoreceptors in muscles do? They modulate behaviors without the nervous system!
Free download: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kS6g1SPT7...
@neuroethology.org @illinoisstateu.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Register now for the free SFN & Kavli webinar "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems," moderated by ‪@wolfgangstein.bsky.social.‬

This is part of a 4-part webinar series w/ segments on neuromodulatory, genetic, behavioral, and evolutionary adaptations for a changing world.
tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y
Webinar: TBC Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems
Join speakers Amanda Lauer, Cosima Porteus, and Joseph Santin for the inaugural session of an exciting new collaborative series by the Society for Neuroscience and The Kavli Foundation. Moderated by W...
neuronline.sfn.org
January 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Join us for the free SFN & Kavli Foundation webinar "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems". Jan 29, 2025, 11AM - 12PM CT (5-6pm UTC). @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @neuronlinesfn.bsky.social @neuroethology.org
tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y
January 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I wrote a piece for @thetransmitter.bsky.social about why I love participating in experimental summer courses, particularly @nsb-mbl.bsky.social.

www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
January 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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🚨New paper out in @pnas.org: "Comparing #cooperative geometric puzzle solving in #ants versus humans" by Dreyer at al. ↘️https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2414274121↙️🐜🚶‍♂️
December 26, 2024 at 11:08 AM
What AIs think we do. At least they get the number of sensors in the tank right 😄 @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @neuroethology.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Interested in doing a fully funded PhD in Germany working on tick neurobiology? Great opportunity in the lab of my former postdoc Carola Staedele. @jexpbiol.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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Evidence of the efficacy of vaccinations
Nur falls es in nächster Zeit mal wieder Fragen geben sollte, ob Impfungen denn wirklich „was bringen“. Impfungen sind billig, sicher, effektiv und beugen schweren Erkrankungen bevor sie auftreten.
#ImpfenSchuetzt #PublicHealth

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November 17, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Join us for the Neuroethology Social at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting/Chicago. Sunday, October 6th, 6:45- 8:45pm, McCormick Place, Room N136. abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/20433...
@illinoisstateu.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @brembs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy #neuroscience #sfn2024
October 3, 2024 at 2:56 AM