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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our new Research Renaissance Podcast interview with the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust is online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG3L... Apple Podcast - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/6aVpn1S... Amazon Music - music.amazon.com/podcasts/2fd... @kavlifoundation.org

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How the Brain Balances Flexibility and Robustness with Dr. Wolfgang Stein

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Applications are now open for our Workshop on Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments, taking place in Argentina. We offer 20 funded places for early-career researchers from the Global South to attend, alongside our invited speakers. www.biologists.com/workshops/au...

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Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments
Date: 1-5 August 2027

Location: Mercure Iguazu Hotel Iru, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina

Organisers: Martin Berón de Astrada, Sebastián Eduardo Sabatini, Martín Tresguerres and Maria Soledad Yusseppone

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

10:30 am: Logan Miller Sociology&Anthropology 11 am: Derek Sparby English 11:30 am: Matt Caplan Physics Noon: Justin Turner, Sociology&Anthropology

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Great symposium on adaptive responses by Dave Schulz and Joe Santin @neuroethology.org #icn2026

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A successful start to ICN 2026 with the Neurobiology in a changing world satellite meeting @neuroethology.org #icn2026 @kavlifoundation.org

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This work and others, combined with Drosophila’s extensive genetic toolkit, establishes the fly as a high-throughput model for understanding conserved cellular and circuit-level mechanisms relevant to human neurological disorders involving SD.

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

neuronal populations, or developmental stages. Furthermore, we demonstrate that single SD events cause a depolarization-independent transient refractory period with elevated SD threshold, suggesting an alteration of homeostatic processes following SD.

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We reveal key characteristics of SD, including that it originates at multiple, variable sites across and within individuals, and that it spreads throughout the nervous systems of adults and larvae. This reveals that SD is a fundamental phenomenon not restricted to specific brain regions,

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Spreading depolarization (SD) is a propagating wave of neural depression associated with migraine, stroke, and brain injury. We develop high-throughput, whole-brain fluorescence imaging assays in Drosophila melanogaster ideal for observing and mechanistically understanding SD.

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

ideal for observing and mechanistically understanding SD. We reveal key characteristics of SD, including that it originates at multiple, variable sites across and within individuals, and that it spreads throughout the nervous systems of adults and larvae.

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 04/06/2026

Attending the International Congress for Neuroethology next month? Don't miss two special opportunities to explore how neuroscience connects with our rapidly changing world. 1/4

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thank you @pbsnews.org for covering the OMB issue and Craig McLean for so clearly explaining what we are facing. youtu.be/WKkRVhwiJAM?...

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New proposal would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Registration: icn2026vancouver.com/satellite-sy... ($70 CAN, includes food). Present a 5 min data blitz: forms.office.com/r/FPG7Sscbge FREE workshop (07/26, 9am-12pm) with breakfast, co-organized with the Kavli Foundation Science and Society Branch: forms.office.com/r/MqjCNTE0RH (3/3)

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We bring together neuroethologists, neurobiologists, ecologists, and environmental scientists to explore how rapid environmental change is reshaping the neural systems, animal behavior, and ecosystems that sustain life. When: 07/25, 2026, 8AM-7PM, UBC Vancouver (Earth Sciences Bld. 1012). (2/3)

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Join us for a satellite meeting of the 2026 International Congress for Neuroethology in Vancouver, entitled “Neuroethology in a Changing World.”, organized by Stefan Pulver, Wolfgang Stein, and Martin Tresguerres. (1/3)

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 26/03/2026

Neuroscientist @wolfgangstein.bsky.social is studying how nervous systems adapt to a changing planet in an unlikely spot: a crab's stomach. Learn more about this emerging field that links brain science with ecology to understand the biological impacts of a changing planet: bit.ly/3O4ljm7 #KavliNeuro

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 04/07/2025

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

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 03/07/2025

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/

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Frye Lab

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 03/07/2025

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

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Dr. Karen A. Mesce | Mesce Lab

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 01/07/2025

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/...

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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...

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 30/06/2025

@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/...

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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.

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I have finally uninstalled X. What a relief.

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 13/05/2025

Don't miss tomorrow's webinar, part of the “Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems" series. Register: bit.ly/4k7h3MX #KavliNeuro #Neuroscience #NiCE

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Such an awesome conference. Thank you for organizing!!

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 15/04/2025

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

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Yes seems back. It was offline for most of the day

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Pubmed is down, the largest scientific literature database. Another MAGA 'success". Use EuropePMC @europepmc.org

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

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.

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

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

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 16/01/2025

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

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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...

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Our 3 speakers Amanda Lauer, Cosima Porteus, and Joseph Santin will cover topics from auditory processing, to olfaction and neuromuscular system. Registration is required, but it is free to attend.

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

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

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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

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...

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 26/12/2024

🚨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↙️🐜🚶‍♂️

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Wolfgang Stein @wolfgangstein.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

You have your own mascot???? Woah 😊

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