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Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
It is widely thought that 🕷️ mostly experience the world through their tactile and vibratory senses. However, vertebrates and invertebrates like insects can smell, so what about spiders? This comparative study identifies putative glomeruli in 🕷️👃🤨! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Presumed Glomerular Neuropils in the Central Nervous Systems of Spiders (Araneae)
Spiders sense chemicals in their environment with particular sensory hairs (sensilla) on their legs and feelers. Chemosensory neurons inside these sensilla send their axons into the central nervous s...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It is widely thought that 🕷️ mostly experience the world through their tactile and vibratory senses. However, vertebrates and invertebrates like insects can smell, so what about spiders? This comparative study identifies putative glomeruli in 🕷️👃🤨! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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chinmo provides insights into the evolution of insect metamorphosis
This Research Highlight showcases work by Hana Nagata and Yuichiro Suzuki from @wellesley.edu.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
This Research Highlight showcases work by Hana Nagata and Yuichiro Suzuki from @wellesley.edu.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
chinmo provides insights into the evolution of insect metamorphosis
This Research Highlight showcases work by Hana Nagata and Yuichiro Suzuki from @wellesley.edu.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
This Research Highlight showcases work by Hana Nagata and Yuichiro Suzuki from @wellesley.edu.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Nightingales match either pitch or duration when imitating whistles, revealing hierarchical acoustic feature matching.
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Interplay between syllable duration and pitch during whistle matching in wild nightingales
Calderón-García, Costalunga, et al. find that nightingales respond to whistle syllable
playbacks of unnatural combinations of pitch and duration by matching either the spectral
or temporal feature. Co...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Nightingales match either pitch or duration when imitating whistles, revealing hierarchical acoustic feature matching.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Excited to return to Lisbon this June for the epic 3-week Cajal course on Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and VR! 🐀🐟🪰🏃♀️🎥🖥📈🧪
Applications are open through Feb 13! Come join us.
cajal-training.org/on-site/quan...
Applications are open through Feb 13! Come join us.
cajal-training.org/on-site/quan...
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Excited to return to Lisbon this June for the epic 3-week Cajal course on Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and VR! 🐀🐟🪰🏃♀️🎥🖥📈🧪
Applications are open through Feb 13! Come join us.
cajal-training.org/on-site/quan...
Applications are open through Feb 13! Come join us.
cajal-training.org/on-site/quan...
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Prolonged contact between horse foals and their mothers may be beneficial to the offspring, conferring potentially positive effects on brain structure and function, and on social development, according to a study in @natcomms.nature.com: spklr.io/633208eN7e
#Neuroscience #Neuroskyence
#Neuroscience #Neuroskyence
Affiliative behaviours regulate allostasis development and shape biobehavioural trajectories in horses - Nature Communications
The present study shows that maternal presence beyond early life remains crucial for brain, behavioural and physiological development in young horses, highlighting the importance of the mother–offspring relationship during a childhood-like stage.
spklr.io
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Prolonged contact between horse foals and their mothers may be beneficial to the offspring, conferring potentially positive effects on brain structure and function, and on social development, according to a study in @natcomms.nature.com: spklr.io/633208eN7e
#Neuroscience #Neuroskyence
#Neuroscience #Neuroskyence
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PhD studentship available to work on insect cognition in my team via the CSC scheme (Chinese applicants only; deadline January 28). See here:
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
PhD studentship available to work on insect cognition in my team via the CSC scheme (Chinese applicants only; deadline January 28). See here:
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
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Do you know a parrot that talks or sings? Tell us about it at www.manyparrots.org @birdsingalong.bsky.social @laurynbenedict.bsky.social et al.
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Do you know a parrot that talks or sings? Tell us about it at www.manyparrots.org @birdsingalong.bsky.social @laurynbenedict.bsky.social et al.
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The Neural Systems & Behavior Course (Marine Biol. Lab) is an amazing opportunity to learn about many different approaches to studying nervous system control of many behaviors. Learn from experts, expand your science network, go to "science summer camp"!
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The Neural Systems & Behavior Course (Marine Biol. Lab) is an amazing opportunity to learn about many different approaches to studying nervous system control of many behaviors. Learn from experts, expand your science network, go to "science summer camp"!
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Last weekend to apply!
🚨RA/PhD position available in evolutionary neurobiology 🚨
Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social
- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun
Deadline: 14/1/2026
Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social
- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun
Deadline: 14/1/2026
Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Last weekend to apply!
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1/6: New publication from the lab: “Plastic landmark anchoring in zebrafish compass neurons” by Ryosuke Tanaka (@ryosuketanaka.bsky.social) and Ruben is available here:
rdcu.be/eX1L4
rdcu.be/eX1L4
Plastic landmark anchoring in zebrafish compass neurons
Nature - Using two-photon microscopy with a panoramic virtual reality setup, how head direction cells in larval zebrafish integrate visual landmarks and optic flow to track orientation is revealed.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
1/6: New publication from the lab: “Plastic landmark anchoring in zebrafish compass neurons” by Ryosuke Tanaka (@ryosuketanaka.bsky.social) and Ruben is available here:
rdcu.be/eX1L4
rdcu.be/eX1L4
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🚨 The deadline for the #FENS2026 call for abstracts, travel grants and registrations is approaching quickly!
Don’t miss your chance to participate in the #FENSForum and connect with the global #neuroscience community. 🧠
🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/klWSVOg
Don’t miss your chance to participate in the #FENSForum and connect with the global #neuroscience community. 🧠
🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/klWSVOg
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🚨 The deadline for the #FENS2026 call for abstracts, travel grants and registrations is approaching quickly!
Don’t miss your chance to participate in the #FENSForum and connect with the global #neuroscience community. 🧠
🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/klWSVOg
Don’t miss your chance to participate in the #FENSForum and connect with the global #neuroscience community. 🧠
🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/klWSVOg
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Four days left to apply for two postdocs in social evolution with me and @dustinrubenstein.com
Based at the University of Bristol (UK), conducting fieldwork with wasps in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa.
Based at the University of Bristol (UK), conducting fieldwork with wasps in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa.
POSTDOC ALERT🚨
Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today!
We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January.
Collaboration with
@dustinrubenstein.com
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today!
We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January.
Collaboration with
@dustinrubenstein.com
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Four days left to apply for two postdocs in social evolution with me and @dustinrubenstein.com
Based at the University of Bristol (UK), conducting fieldwork with wasps in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa.
Based at the University of Bristol (UK), conducting fieldwork with wasps in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa.
🚨New paper out in #JCP-A @springernature.com " #Electrosensitivity in #planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha)" by Bräunig, Hoch and Baumgartner ↘️ doi.org/10.1007/s003... ↙️ #SensoryPits #Electropysiology #ElectricFields
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-025-01790-1↙️
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
🚨New paper out in #JCP-A @springernature.com " #Electrosensitivity in #planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha)" by Bräunig, Hoch and Baumgartner ↘️ doi.org/10.1007/s003... ↙️ #SensoryPits #Electropysiology #ElectricFields
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We had a lot of fun working on this project (led by Itzel Ishida, not on bluesky). Some interesting highlights from the paper -
We had a lot of fun working on this project (led by Itzel Ishida, not on bluesky). Some interesting highlights from the paper -
Neuronal calcium spikes enable vector inversion in the Drosophila brain
In the fly central complex, PFNa neurons switch from firing classical sodium spikes
when depolarized to firing non-canonical T-type calcium spikes when hyperpolarized.
This bidirectional spiking allow...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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We had a lot of fun working on this project (led by Itzel Ishida, not on bluesky). Some interesting highlights from the paper -
We had a lot of fun working on this project (led by Itzel Ishida, not on bluesky). Some interesting highlights from the paper -
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🔔 Deadline tomorrow:
Highlight scientists driving progress in diversity, equity and inclusion in #BrainResearch. 🧠
🗓️ Submit your nominations by 8 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/KZo99B2
(Quote: FENS)
Highlight scientists driving progress in diversity, equity and inclusion in #BrainResearch. 🧠
🗓️ Submit your nominations by 8 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/KZo99B2
(Quote: FENS)
January 7, 2026 at 7:24 AM
🔔 Deadline tomorrow:
Highlight scientists driving progress in diversity, equity and inclusion in #BrainResearch. 🧠
🗓️ Submit your nominations by 8 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/KZo99B2
(Quote: FENS)
Highlight scientists driving progress in diversity, equity and inclusion in #BrainResearch. 🧠
🗓️ Submit your nominations by 8 January 2026
👉 buff.ly/KZo99B2
(Quote: FENS)
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Less than two weeks left to apply for the Cephalopod Neuroscience Gordon Conference! An exciting lineup of speakers and posters, and financial aid is available upon request. 🐙🦑
www.grc.org/cephalopod-n...
www.grc.org/cephalopod-n...
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Less than two weeks left to apply for the Cephalopod Neuroscience Gordon Conference! An exciting lineup of speakers and posters, and financial aid is available upon request. 🐙🦑
www.grc.org/cephalopod-n...
www.grc.org/cephalopod-n...
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I am recruiting postbacs for my parakeet sociality and cognition project, ideally to start in Feb/Mar this year. Help spreading the word would be appreciated! More information and application link available here: ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/s...
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I am recruiting postbacs for my parakeet sociality and cognition project, ideally to start in Feb/Mar this year. Help spreading the word would be appreciated! More information and application link available here: ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/s...
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If you work on corvid ecology, behaviour, cognition, or conservation, this might be useful for you 👇
I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦
doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)
I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦
doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)
CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
If you work on corvid ecology, behaviour, cognition, or conservation, this might be useful for you 👇
I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦
doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)
I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦
doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)
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I’m thrilled to announce that I’m recruiting a funded PhD student at Nottingham Trent University to study the cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in parenting in rhesus macaques!
Deadline: 2 February | Start date: April 2026
Deadline: 2 February | Start date: April 2026
Fully funded PhD project available at Nottingham Trent University. Linked to a BBSRC funded grant, this project will investigate how primates perceive and respond to infants, combining cutting-edge cognitive testing with behavioural data. See 🧵
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m recruiting a funded PhD student at Nottingham Trent University to study the cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in parenting in rhesus macaques!
Deadline: 2 February | Start date: April 2026
Deadline: 2 February | Start date: April 2026
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📢📢PhD opportunity!
We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to develop a project looking at the ontogeny of migratory behaviour!
Deadline for expression of interest: 8 February 2026
👉Check details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1wow2...
#migration #ornithology #GPStracking
We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to develop a project looking at the ontogeny of migratory behaviour!
Deadline for expression of interest: 8 February 2026
👉Check details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1wow2...
#migration #ornithology #GPStracking
January 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
📢📢PhD opportunity!
We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to develop a project looking at the ontogeny of migratory behaviour!
Deadline for expression of interest: 8 February 2026
👉Check details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1wow2...
#migration #ornithology #GPStracking
We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to develop a project looking at the ontogeny of migratory behaviour!
Deadline for expression of interest: 8 February 2026
👉Check details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1wow2...
#migration #ornithology #GPStracking
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We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project.
Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
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Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project.
Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
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Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
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🎉 What a way to end the year!
Very excited to see our new paper on 🐭 innovation and mate choice out in @currentbiology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.077
With the amazing @fragdarm.bsky.social, @valmazza.bsky.social & Anja Guenther
Very excited to see our new paper on 🐭 innovation and mate choice out in @currentbiology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.077
With the amazing @fragdarm.bsky.social, @valmazza.bsky.social & Anja Guenther
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🎉 What a way to end the year!
Very excited to see our new paper on 🐭 innovation and mate choice out in @currentbiology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.077
With the amazing @fragdarm.bsky.social, @valmazza.bsky.social & Anja Guenther
Very excited to see our new paper on 🐭 innovation and mate choice out in @currentbiology.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.077
With the amazing @fragdarm.bsky.social, @valmazza.bsky.social & Anja Guenther