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Markus Wöhr

@markuswohr.bsky.social
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Professor for Biological Psychology and Behavioral Pharmacology at KU Leuven, Belgium | Professor for Biological Psychology at Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany | #Humboldtian orcid.org/0000-0001-6986-5684

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European Behavioural Pharmacology Society @eurbehavpharm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Symposia Submissions for #EBPS2027 in Cork, Ireland are now open. We have a great lineup of keynote presentations and are seeking symposia proposals covering a range of behavioural pharmacology topics. More information on our website ebps.org/events/ebps-...
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
That’s a wrap! The scientific part of our LBP retreat is over. We talked about genetic mouse models for ASD, bipolar disorder, naturalistic environment & pro-social behaviour. Thanks @eliskbv.bsky.social Emilie Bartsoen, @fjrsousa.bsky.social @ozgesungur.bsky.social @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here we are again: our annual LBP retreat! On the first day, some colleagues from @wohrlab.bsky.social are presenting data on Tph2 KO rats, social behaviour, USV and placebo effect. Thanks Maria Willadsen, @parnian-saberi.bsky.social, @pvsarchi.bsky.social, Henry Werk
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks also to Guy Bosmans for joining us and giving a very interesting lecture on attachment theory!
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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 14/09/2026
🎂🥂🎈🪩🎉 Happy Birthday, Alexander von Humboldt – a visionary who understood that science knows no borders. At a time when the world feels increasingly divided, his belief in interconnectedness is more relevant than ever.
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A big thank you to the speakers of our mini September Seminar Series on Social and Affective Neuroscience 2026 @wohrlab.bsky.social: Prof. Dr. Michael Bader from the @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, Berlin, Germany, and Prof. Dr. Jinye Dai from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Proud mentor moment. Happy to share that @tianhuawang.bsky.social @wohrlab.bsky.social has successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congrats, Tianhua. Excellent work. It has been a pleasure to see you grow as a scientist throughout this journey. (Picture credit: Dr. @pvsarchi.bsky.social)
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Pierre Vanderhaeghen @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Mark your calendar: Oct 6-7 2027 the first VIB conference on neurodevelopment and neuropsychiatry in beautiful Leuven, Belgium. Amazing line-up of speakers check below - in partnership with Cell Press - www.vibconferences.be/events/new-h...
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New horizons in neurodevelopment and neuropsychiatry
6-7 October 2027, Leuven, Belgium
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congratulations to @tianhuawang.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! Her hard work on Tph2-deficient rats resulted in a series of studies exploring the role of serotonin in social behaviour during different developmental stages. For more details 👉🏻 orcid.org/0009-0008-38...
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Joris de Wit @synapse-lab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
⏰ The clock's ticking: abstract submission and early-bird registration close this Friday, September 4th. Don't miss it!
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ebbsociety.bsky.social @ebbsociety.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Congratulations to our FENS Forum 2026 Travel Grant Awardees! 👏👏👏 We are delighted to have supported our awardees in participating in FENS Forum 2026 and sharing their research with the neuroscience community🧠
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Keri Martinowich @martinowk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
With expansion of several stem cell based initiatives @lieberinstitute.bsky.social - we are hiring! We are looking for a Staff Scientist with expertise in hiPSCs and iPSC-derived neuronal models to join our Stem Cell Core, directed by @tsawada1.bsky.social recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...
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The Power of Expectations @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
😖 Chronische Schmerzen? 😖 Dann suchen wir dich für unsere neue #Onlinestudie (Dauer: 30 min, Aufwandsentschädigung 15 Euro)! 🤩 Hilf uns herauszufinden, wie chronische Schmerzen das Denken, Fühlen und Handeln beeinflussen. 🤔 ▶️ Zum Fragebogen: tinyurl.com/Online-Schme...
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Fábio J. Sousa @fjrsousa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Great experience attending @ibnsconnect.bsky.social annual meeting in Cape Town! I presented work from my PhD from @Wohrlab in a poster and a talk in a symposium session. I am grateful to IBNS for the Travel Grant and for this opportunity. It was also wonderful experience #IBNS2026 #PhDLife
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Last week Dr. Theresa Kisko, @fjrsousa.bsky.social & @parnian-saberi.bsky.social had the opportunity to share their work at #IBNS2026! What a great experience! Thanks @ibnsconnect.bsky.social
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Science Magazine @science.org · 26/06/2026
Max Planck, a legendary pioneer of quantum mechanics and the 1918 Nobel laureate in physics, had two papers retracted decades after his death for reasons that remain mysterious. Learn more: scim.ag/4exoz3T
Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?
Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck. A bot may be to blame
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Parnian Saberi @parnian-saberi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today, 26 June 2026, I’m presenting a poster at the IBNS conference in Cape Town (Hall D, 11:00). I'd be more than happy to chat and hear your thoughts on my PhD work. Looking forward to seeing you there! #IBNS2026 #IBNS #IBNSConnect
Today, 26 June 2026, I’m presenting a poster at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) conference in Cape Town (Hall D, 11:00).

If you're attending and interested in the effects of serotonin manipulation on socio-affective ultrasonic calling across emotional valences, I'd be more than happy to chat and hear your thoughts on my PhD work.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

#IBNS2026 #IBNS #IBNSConnect
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Penn-Zala Lab @pennzalalab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
📢 We just published a review of the methods and tools for processing and analyzing #mouse vocalizations, including #USVs, proposing new labels and a novel hierarchical classification for all types of 🐭 vocalizations. Check it out! ▶️https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2026.116337 @klivvvienna.bsky.social
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Visiting the mausoleum of Emil von Behring, who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine „for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria“, in Marburg.
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bioDGPS and DGPA @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
#PuG2026 was a fantastic conference! Now you can already safely the date for #PuG2027 in Oldenburg: 6-8 May, 2027! 🧠
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Daniel Heck @danielheck.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Postdoc position @unimarburg.bsky.social in the project: "Bridging the Gap Between Verbal Psychological Theories & Formal Statistical Modeling with Large Language Models" (funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de) 📅Start: 01.10.2026 |⏳3 years 🔗 Job posting: uni-marburg.de/78NrWT Thanks for sharing!
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 01/06/2026
🌟 #FENS Open Calls!🌟 🧠 Want to learn about opportunities in #neuroscience? Check out our open calls to see what your next step can be! 👉️ Start swiping to see more open calls! 🔗 See the full list here: buff.ly/Cpt728H
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Serotonin plays a key role in neurodevelopment. Here, we take a cross-species perspective and synthesize recent findings highlighting its role in early social development. Special thanks to first author @tianhuawang.bsky.social from @wohrlab.bsky.social! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Serotonin’s fundamental role in early social development: Socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations, maternal affiliation, and the bidirectional nature of mother-infant interactio...
Serotonin (also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a conserved neurotransmitter implicated in modulating social behavior across mammals, yet its s…
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Stefanie Brassen @stefaniebrassen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
How much do treatment expectations matter in depression? Our new paper underscores the translational value of experimental placebo models for understanding and predicting real-world expectation effects. Part of our work in @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social Read more: rdcu.be/fiAkd
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Acute placebo responsiveness predicts longitudinal expectation effects in antidepressant treatment
Translational Psychiatry - Acute placebo responsiveness predicts longitudinal expectation effects in antidepressant treatment
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📣The Laboratory of Biological Psychology is hiring! 📣 We are looking for a full-time lab tech to help us in the daily operation of the lab. Friendly & inclusive work environment guaranteed! Check here for more details: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... ⏰Apply by May 27th.
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congratulations to @ozgesungur.bsky.social & Emilie Bartsoen for this achievement! Dr. Özge Sungur was nominated IBNS Fellow for her contribution to the Society and to the field of behavioral neuroscience, while Emilie Bartsoen is the new Trainee Representative 🎉. Thanks @ibnsconnect.bsky.social!
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Great poster sessions at the joint DGBP and AGNP meeting in Berlin. Thanks to all poster presenters representing @wohrlab.bsky.social: Alper Demir, Nadine Faesel, @gnade-aaron.bsky.social, Lars Tacken, @bvdvoort.bsky.social, @tianhuawang.bsky.social, and Maria Willadsen. You did a great job!
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Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Interesting work from a local lab ( @markuswohr.bsky.social ) at @unimarburg.bsky.social Great to see some preclinical work with mdma finding its way into the local scientific Infrastructure. bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Background and Purpose 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, is a psychostimulant with entactogenic properties and known to induce arousal and euphoria. As an amphetam...
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 23/04/2026
Happy birthday, Max Planck! 😊 Heute hätte unser Namensgeber Geburtstag. Ein guter Grund, sich den genialen Physiker und Nobelpreisträger genauer anzusehen: Wer war er wirklich? Und wie hat er die Welt verändert? Ein kurzes, filmisches Porträt. #OnthisDay #OTD
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Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry @mpi-psychiatry.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Am 5. Mai gibt uns Biologe und Forschungsgruppenleiter @mathiasvschmidt.bsky.social einen Einblick in seine Forschung zum Thema Stress. Die Veranstaltung ist für alle offen, eine Anmeldung ist nicht nötig! Mehr Infos findet ihr hier: www.psych.mpg.de/mindmatters #biologie #stress #vortrag
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JAMA @jama.com · 22/04/2026
🎧 Healthy Dialogue is a new podcast from the JAMA Network featuring nuanced, in-depth conversations about the most pressing issues in health and health care with the world’s top experts. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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JAMA @jama.com · 22/04/2026
What is behind the rise in #autism diagnoses? Join Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD, and JAMA Psychiatry Editor Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, as they discuss the history of autism spectrum disorder, the role that genetics and environmental factors play, and more with JAMA Senior Editor Derek Angus, MD, MPH.
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Autism—Understanding Diagnosis, Prevalence, and Treatment
JAMA Senior Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, spoke with Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, JAMA Psychiatry Editor, and Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD, a professor of developmental neuropsychiatry at Columbia Univer...
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I.B.A.N.G.S @ibangs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New research shows that an animal’s personality, like being bold, shy, social, or aggressive can directly impact whether it survives in the wild. www.google.com/url?q=https:...
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I.B.A.N.G.S @ibangs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Genes, Brain and Behavior Meeting. Abstract deadline March 16th. Please share. www.ibangs.org/genes-brain-...
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Uta Frith @utafrith.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Liao L, Fombonne E. Autism Overdiagnosis and Its Harmful Effects. JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 13, 2026. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0400 e.g. self-fulfilling prophecy; resource depletion; loss of precision and trivialising autism.
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Fábio J. Sousa @fjrsousa.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I am glad to announce that I will be attending the FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona to present my PhD research in a poster session and that I was selected as a travel awardee by the FENS Grant Administration. Thank you to @fens.org for this opportunity and see you soon! #FENS2026
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Fábio J. Sousa @fjrsousa.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It was with great pleasure that I have received the news that I was awarded the IBNS Travel grant to attend the IBNS Annual Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. Thank you @ibnsconnect.bsky.social (IBNS) for this opportunity, looking forward for this opportunity.
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Philipp Kanske @kanske.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our special issue on the CRC/TRR 393 "Trajectories of Affective Disorders" is out. Find out all about the project here www.springermedizin.de/der-nervenar... @trr393.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de @unimarburg.bsky.social
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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience @vibneuroleuven.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🧠 Registration is open for the 10th European Synapse Meeting! Join us 21–23 October in Leuven for this anniversary edition! 🗓 Abstract deadline: 23 June (poster or oral talk) 💡 Early bird registration: until 21 August ⚡ Don’t miss it! 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8svy6e #Neuroscience #Synapse #EUSYN2026
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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience @vibneuroleuven.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🧪 10th European Synapse | 21-23 Oct 2026 📍 @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social University Halls Reminding you of the 2 keynote speakers: Eunjoon Kim and Nathalie Rochefort (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social). Submit your abstracts now! More: www.vibconferences.be/events/europ... #EUSYN2026
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Eva Van den Bussche @evdbussc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We’re hiring! Interested in conducting research on cognitive control, multitasking and aging with @gethinhughes.bsky.social, @sarahdepue.bsky.social and me? We are looking for a PhD candidate to join our lab @cogtex.bsky.social at KU Leuven. RTs much appreciated! www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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PhD researcher for the project: Cognitive Control and Multitasking in the Digital Age
We are looking for a motivated PhD researcher to study the behavioral and neural dynamics between cognitive control and multitasking in young and aging populations.
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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience @vibneuroleuven.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
🧪 10th European Synapse Meeting | 21-23 Oct 2026 📍 @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social University Halls Don't miss these two speakers: @blibep.bsky.social (@ibdm.bsky.social) and @bellonec.bsky.social (University of Geneva) More: www.vibconferences.be/events/europ... #EUSYN2026
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Second great news of the day: Dr. Theresa Kisko received a Early Career Achievement award from @ibnsconnect.bsky.social! And @fjrsousa.bsky.social won a second travel award this year to attend #IBNSSouthAfrica! Congrats 🎉
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Big news! Our WöhrLab team members received an impressive number of awards recently! Thanks to @ebbsociety.bsky.social, @neurowissg.bsky.social & @fens.org, @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social, Sara Mejía Chávez, @tianhuawang.bsky.social & @fjrsousa.bsky.social will be able to attend #FENS2026! Congrats🎉
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Congratulations to @gnade-aaron.bsky.social & @tianhuawang.bsky.social for winning a travel award for the 6th joint congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biologische Psychiatrie (DGBP) x Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Neuropsychopharmakologie und Pharmakopsychiatrie (AGNP)!
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Francesco Papaleo Lab @labpapaleo.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
HIRING a Post Doctoral Fellow to work with us! In collaboration with Andrea Escelsior. Required skills: - Systems neuroscience, translational psychiatry - In vivo calcium imaging (e.g., fiber photometry, miniscope) - Optogenetics and/or circuit manipulation Contract length: 2-4 years
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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
"Trivers’s contributions belong in the special category of ideas that are obvious once they are explained, yet eluded great minds for ages; simple enough to be stated in a few words, yet with implications that have busied scientists for decades." quillette.com/2026/03/25/t...
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The Many Roots of Our Suffering: Reflections on Robert Trivers (1943–2026)
The contributions of Robert Trivers belong in the special category of ideas that are obvious once they are explained, yet eluded great minds for ages; simple enough to be stated in a few words, yet wi...
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Science funding matters. Institution rankings www.nature.com/nature-index...
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Institution rankings | Nature Index
The Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles. Updated monthly, the Nature Index institution rankings are determined by research outputs of institutions. Use the Nature ...
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RTG 2271: Breaking Expectations @rtg2271.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hi BlueSky! Here you'll get updates about our ongoing research on the psychological mechanisms underlying the persistence or changeability of expectancies in the face of adverse evidence. You can find information about our research training group here: www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb04/rtg-...
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Research Training Group (RTG) 2271
Welcome to the Research Training Group (RTG) 2271! The Research Training Group (RTG) 2271 "Maintenance vs. change of expectations in the context of expectation violations" is funded by the German Rese...
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