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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 28/01/2026

Congratulations to @marianneroca.bsky.social on this great paper 🎉 The study shows how P.pacificus detects prey by integrating mechanical&chemical cues in the same sensory neurons, revealing how evolution rewired systems originally used for avoidance to enable hunting. mpinb.mpg.de/en/press/pre...

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 28/01/2026

Neurobiologie zum Anfassen 🧠 Austausch, Experimente & Karrierewege beim Besuch von #juFORUM Neurowissenschaften bei uns am Institut. Mehr davon bitte! :-D

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 08/10/2025

💡 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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 23/07/2025

🚀 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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 03/06/2025

(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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 21/04/2025

🧠💤 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.

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 08/04/2025

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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 07/04/2025

👩‍🔧👩‍🔬 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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 18/03/2025

🚀 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? 🧠✨ (1/3)

AI Image of neurons, text: "the brain's sparse connectivity is not a limitation, it's an optimization"

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 04/02/2025

(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.

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 23/01/2025

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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 09/01/2025

🌌 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

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 23/12/2024

🎄✨ We wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year!

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 18/12/2024

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

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