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.
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Great thread by @jameslightfoot.bsky.social breaking down the key ideas behind our new Nature paper step by step. Highly recommended if you want the full story behind how predatory behavior evolved in these worms.
Why do some worms graze on bacteria while others hunt and kill?
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.
Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits - Nature
Noradrenergic circuits support and balance aggressive behavioural states in predatory nematodes, distinguish predatory from non-predatory nematode species and are associated with the evolution of comp...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Great thread by @jameslightfoot.bsky.social breaking down the key ideas behind our new Nature paper step by step. Highly recommended if you want the full story behind how predatory behavior evolved in these worms.
How do new behaviors evolve?
A new Nature study shows how predatory aggression can emerge through changes in neuromodulatory circuits – without adding new neurons.
We’ve created a short animated explainer video to walk through the key ideas.
youtu.be/wNhjKDCPs_8?...
A new Nature study shows how predatory aggression can emerge through changes in neuromodulatory circuits – without adding new neurons.
We’ve created a short animated explainer video to walk through the key ideas.
youtu.be/wNhjKDCPs_8?...
How new behaviors evolve: from peaceful worm to predator
YouTube video by MPINB
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January 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM
How do new behaviors evolve?
A new Nature study shows how predatory aggression can emerge through changes in neuromodulatory circuits – without adding new neurons.
We’ve created a short animated explainer video to walk through the key ideas.
youtu.be/wNhjKDCPs_8?...
A new Nature study shows how predatory aggression can emerge through changes in neuromodulatory circuits – without adding new neurons.
We’ve created a short animated explainer video to walk through the key ideas.
youtu.be/wNhjKDCPs_8?...
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Our latest paper is out in Nature 🥳 We investigated the underlying neuromodulatory regulation of aggressive behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus 🪱🧠🔬 And we show that novel behaviors can evolve through changes of single neuron function by switches in neuromodulator-receptor expression. 👇
Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits - Nature
Noradrenergic circuits support and balance aggressive behavioural states in predatory nematodes, distinguish predatory from non-predatory nematode species and are associated with the evolution of comp...
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Our latest paper is out in Nature 🥳 We investigated the underlying neuromodulatory regulation of aggressive behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus 🪱🧠🔬 And we show that novel behaviors can evolve through changes of single neuron function by switches in neuromodulator-receptor expression. 👇
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Why do some worms graze on bacteria while others hunt and kill?
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.
Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits - Nature
Noradrenergic circuits support and balance aggressive behavioural states in predatory nematodes, distinguish predatory from non-predatory nematode species and are associated with the evolution of comp...
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Why do some worms graze on bacteria while others hunt and kill?
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.
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Under the theme “From Genes to Circuits and Behavior”, top neuroscientists - incl. Cori Bargmann, @edvardmoser.bsky.social, Rosa Paolicelli, Maude Baldwin & Zachary Knight - will meet at to explore how neural circuits drive behavior.
Under the theme “From Genes to Circuits and Behavior”, top neuroscientists - incl. Cori Bargmann, @edvardmoser.bsky.social, Rosa Paolicelli, Maude Baldwin & Zachary Knight - will meet at to explore how neural circuits drive behavior.
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Registration open: eveeno.com/applicationb...
Under the theme “From Genes to Circuits and Behavior”, top neuroscientists - incl. Cori Bargmann, @edvardmoser.bsky.social, Rosa Paolicelli, Maude Baldwin & Zachary Knight - will meet at to explore how neural circuits drive behavior.
Under the theme “From Genes to Circuits and Behavior”, top neuroscientists - incl. Cori Bargmann, @edvardmoser.bsky.social, Rosa Paolicelli, Maude Baldwin & Zachary Knight - will meet at to explore how neural circuits drive behavior.
💡 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
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
💡 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
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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It is a true pleasure to take part at this year’s Konstanz school on collective behavior and talk about our theoretical framework of computing with transients.
@mpinb.mpg.de
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August 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It is a true pleasure to take part at this year’s Konstanz school on collective behavior and talk about our theoretical framework of computing with transients.
@mpinb.mpg.de
@mpinb.mpg.de
Exciting news! @kerrlab.bsky.social is part of a new #MaxPlanckCenter with @mpi-mr.bsky.social and the Institute for Basic Science at Yonsei University in Seoul. We aim to visualize and influence cellular processes deep in human tissue — in a targeted way, without causing damage. Stay tuned ! 🌟
📣Curtains up for a new #MaxPlanckCenter @maxplanck.de in which our institute is involved, with the @mpinb.mpg.de and the Institute for Basic Science at Yonsei University, Seoul! 🤩 Focus is on ‘Deep Tissue Nanoscale Control’. Excited about this fantastic partnership! 🚀
www.mr.mpg.de/14654184/new...
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New Max Planck Center with South Korea deepens biomedical research
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July 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Exciting news! @kerrlab.bsky.social is part of a new #MaxPlanckCenter with @mpi-mr.bsky.social and the Institute for Basic Science at Yonsei University in Seoul. We aim to visualize and influence cellular processes deep in human tissue — in a targeted way, without causing damage. Stay tuned ! 🌟
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Excited to be part of “Unifying theories in high-dimensional biophyics” symposium @ICTS in Bangalore. Looking forward to learn about novel theoretical descriptions from molecular to behavior of ecologies! @mpinb.mpg.de
July 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Excited to be part of “Unifying theories in high-dimensional biophyics” symposium @ICTS in Bangalore. Looking forward to learn about novel theoretical descriptions from molecular to behavior of ecologies! @mpinb.mpg.de
🚀 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
#FOR #neurotransmitters
July 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🚀 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
#FOR #neurotransmitters
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Despite the trillions of synapses in the brain, there is sparse connectivity between neurons. This may be a feature, not a flaw, per new research at @mpinb.mpg.de.
A study finds that “sparse connectivity” of neurons may contribute to more efficient info-processing in the brain: bit.ly/4kO1TMY
A study finds that “sparse connectivity” of neurons may contribute to more efficient info-processing in the brain: bit.ly/4kO1TMY
July 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Despite the trillions of synapses in the brain, there is sparse connectivity between neurons. This may be a feature, not a flaw, per new research at @mpinb.mpg.de.
A study finds that “sparse connectivity” of neurons may contribute to more efficient info-processing in the brain: bit.ly/4kO1TMY
A study finds that “sparse connectivity” of neurons may contribute to more efficient info-processing in the brain: bit.ly/4kO1TMY
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We had a privilege to have Chittaranjan Hens from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India, visiting for a day and telling us about the origins of instability in dynamical systems on undirected networks! @mpinb.mpg.de
July 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We had a privilege to have Chittaranjan Hens from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India, visiting for a day and telling us about the origins of instability in dynamical systems on undirected networks! @mpinb.mpg.de
Paper alert! Check out the new publication by our Cellular Computations and Learning Lab!
👉 journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
👉 journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Paper alert! Check out the new publication by our Cellular Computations and Learning Lab!
👉 journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
👉 journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
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In our evening`s session, Monika Scholz from the @mpinb.mpg.de talks about her research on the foraging behavior of a predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus and compares the underlying neuronal mechanisms with the ones of C. elegans.
@monikakscholz.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@monikakscholz.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits
Behaviors are adaptive traits evolving through natural selection. Crucially, the genetic, molecular, and neural modifications that shape behavioral innovations are poorly understood. Here, we identify...
www.biorxiv.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In our evening`s session, Monika Scholz from the @mpinb.mpg.de talks about her research on the foraging behavior of a predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus and compares the underlying neuronal mechanisms with the ones of C. elegans.
@monikakscholz.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@monikakscholz.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We are at #DDays2025 ! Join us at our 3!! talks on multistability and metastability, today, on Thursday and Friday! @mpinb.mpg.de
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We are at #DDays2025 ! Join us at our 3!! talks on multistability and metastability, today, on Thursday and Friday! @mpinb.mpg.de
🚀 New Neurovoyagers episode just dropped!
It's been such a great time chatting with @monikakscholz.bsky.social about worms, neural bottlenecks, open science, and the joy of building stuff that works 🧠🔧
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1r2a...
It's been such a great time chatting with @monikakscholz.bsky.social about worms, neural bottlenecks, open science, and the joy of building stuff that works 🧠🔧
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1r2a...
Brains in Miniature: Evolution, Foraging, and Open Science with Monika Scholz
Neurovoyagers: Exploring the Minds Behind Neuroscience · Episode
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June 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
🚀 New Neurovoyagers episode just dropped!
It's been such a great time chatting with @monikakscholz.bsky.social about worms, neural bottlenecks, open science, and the joy of building stuff that works 🧠🔧
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1r2a...
It's been such a great time chatting with @monikakscholz.bsky.social about worms, neural bottlenecks, open science, and the joy of building stuff that works 🧠🔧
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1r2a...
Cells use more than signal strength to decide their fate—they "listen" to the tempo of signaling. Check out this work by our Cellular Computations and Learning Lab introducing signaling homeorhesis, a concept where dynamic signal patterns guide cell decisions. #CellSignaling #cellfate
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Pre-print alert 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
We developed the concept of signaling homeorhesis to describe regulation of cell phenotype under dynamic signals, demonstrating that cells actively interpret signals from their environment to determine cell fate! @mpinb.mpg.de
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We developed the concept of signaling homeorhesis to describe regulation of cell phenotype under dynamic signals, demonstrating that cells actively interpret signals from their environment to determine cell fate! @mpinb.mpg.de
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Homeorhetic regulation of cellular phenotype
How cells translate growth factor (GF) signals into context-specific phenotypes remains a fundamental question in cell biology. The classical view holds that cells translate a constant concentration o...
www.biorxiv.org
June 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Cells use more than signal strength to decide their fate—they "listen" to the tempo of signaling. Check out this work by our Cellular Computations and Learning Lab introducing signaling homeorhesis, a concept where dynamic signal patterns guide cell decisions. #CellSignaling #cellfate
(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.
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.
June 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
(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.
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.
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New #iBOTS Workshop "Intro Neural Spike Analysis in Python"
📅June 11-13
Dr. Ole Bialas
Open to All @unibonn.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @mpinb.mpg.de @fz-juelich.de
Learn how to process & analyze neural spiking data!
Register: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
📅June 11-13
Dr. Ole Bialas
Open to All @unibonn.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @mpinb.mpg.de @fz-juelich.de
Learn how to process & analyze neural spiking data!
Register: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
May 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New #iBOTS Workshop "Intro Neural Spike Analysis in Python"
📅June 11-13
Dr. Ole Bialas
Open to All @unibonn.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @mpinb.mpg.de @fz-juelich.de
Learn how to process & analyze neural spiking data!
Register: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
📅June 11-13
Dr. Ole Bialas
Open to All @unibonn.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @mpinb.mpg.de @fz-juelich.de
Learn how to process & analyze neural spiking data!
Register: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
🧠💤 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
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
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🧠💤 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
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
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It is a true honor and privilege to host Vijay Balasubramanian @upenn.edu , a distinguished scholar and a profound intellectual, at our Neuroscience seminar series today. We are enjoying a day of thought-provoking conversations that inspire! @mpinb.mpg.de
April 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It is a true honor and privilege to host Vijay Balasubramanian @upenn.edu , a distinguished scholar and a profound intellectual, at our Neuroscience seminar series today. We are enjoying a day of thought-provoking conversations that inspire! @mpinb.mpg.de
🧠 Interested in a postdoc in neuroscience?
Our Department of Computational Neuroethology is hiring for two exciting projects:
🔬 Retinal circuitry evolution
🐟 Mechanistic cognition in Danionella cerebrum
mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
📅 Apply by May 13 via the Max Planck #PostdocProgram
#Neuroethology
Our Department of Computational Neuroethology is hiring for two exciting projects:
🔬 Retinal circuitry evolution
🐟 Mechanistic cognition in Danionella cerebrum
mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
📅 Apply by May 13 via the Max Planck #PostdocProgram
#Neuroethology
April 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🧠 Interested in a postdoc in neuroscience?
Our Department of Computational Neuroethology is hiring for two exciting projects:
🔬 Retinal circuitry evolution
🐟 Mechanistic cognition in Danionella cerebrum
mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
📅 Apply by May 13 via the Max Planck #PostdocProgram
#Neuroethology
Our Department of Computational Neuroethology is hiring for two exciting projects:
🔬 Retinal circuitry evolution
🐟 Mechanistic cognition in Danionella cerebrum
mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
📅 Apply by May 13 via the Max Planck #PostdocProgram
#Neuroethology
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
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
April 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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
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
👩🔧👩🔬 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
👩🔧👩🔬 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
🧠 Our group leader Aneta [email protected] is giving an invited talk today at the Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Neural Networks symposium at the Fields Institute, Toronto 🇨🇦. Enjoy!
🔍 Curious to learn more about the Koseska Lab and our research?
Dive in here 👉 mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
🔍 Curious to learn more about the Koseska Lab and our research?
Dive in here 👉 mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
April 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🧠 Our group leader Aneta [email protected] is giving an invited talk today at the Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Neural Networks symposium at the Fields Institute, Toronto 🇨🇦. Enjoy!
🔍 Curious to learn more about the Koseska Lab and our research?
Dive in here 👉 mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...
🔍 Curious to learn more about the Koseska Lab and our research?
Dive in here 👉 mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...