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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · 8d

📢Only 4 weeks left to apply!
Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDOffers #FundedPhD

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD

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Miranda Prynne @mirandaprynne.bsky.social · Jul 15

Are you struggling with your #PhD? We've got you covered. Our guide to surviving your #doctoral #thesis pulls together advice from academics all over the world with tips on #motivation, #writing, finding support and preparing for the #viva: ow.ly/bglf50WpKPE #PhDsky #academicsky #edusky #highered

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · Jul 2

We are looking for early carrer researchers who want to share their fascination for Neuroethology by introducing their work.

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Jun 27

We're excited to share that the research of our IMPRS alumna Petra Mocellin (@petramoce.bsky.social) is featured in an ARTE documentary on curiosity!
Congratulations, Petra! Watch the English version here:
👉 www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...

42: The Answer to Almost Everything - Are We Too Curious? - Watch the full documentary | ARTE in English

Curiosity is at the very root of humanity's development, but it is often vilified and mistrusted. Is curiosity a good thing? Or are we humans too curious for our own good?

www.arte.tv

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Listen to the newest episode of the Neurovoyagers podcast featuring our IMPRS faculty member Monika Scholz.

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

🚀 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...

Brains in Miniature: Evolution, Foraging, and Open Science with Monika Scholz

Neurovoyagers: Exploring the Minds Behind Neuroscience · Episode

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Katharina Wilmes @k47h4.bsky.social · Jun 11

PhD/Postdoc position in Computational Neuroscience at the Institute of Neuroinformatics (UZH and ETH Zürich): we are investigating the neural circuits underlying perception and learning in uncertain environments: www.ini.uzh.ch/en/research/... #PhD #ComputationalNeuroscience #UZHZurich #ETHZurich

Open positions

www.ini.uzh.ch

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Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social · May 21

Webinar by academics: A realistic, research-based perspective on academic careers in Germany – for international researchers.

📅 June 11 - 4:30pm-6:00pm| Free & online
Hosted by
@anne-schreiter.bsky.social

🔗 Register: www.academics.de/services/ver...

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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · May 27

🚨DEADLINE COMING SOON! Apply for this in-person #training in Marseille, France to dive into the world of computational #neuroscience, explore the brain through different models & connect with researchers from around the world 🌍
buff.ly/1nl8vrF
🧠 Apply by 4 June 2025

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · May 19

🔔 You're invited to the funniest #webinar in #neuroscience!

On 4 June, #FENS will host the newest edition in its #FunnyBrains Series, titled "Science Communication with Online Humour." 🧠

Register today 👉 loom.ly/AMvsHDA

#ScienceCommunication #BrainResearch

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · May 19

Join IMPRS doctoral researcher Delta Schick and IMPRS faculty member James Lightfoot tomorrow at Pint of Science in Bonn! 12 tickets remaining! pintofscience.de/event/mind-m...

Mind, Matter, and Mechanisms: A Look into Brain Function and Evolutionary Biology

This evening features three captivating talks offering insights into the intricate mechanisms of life. Learn about how our brain responds to threats, delve...

pintofscience.de

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Mar 26

Join us at the German Neuroscience Society Meeting in Göttingen! Our IMPRS faculty members are presenting their research at various symposia from March 26–29.

IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Mar 24

Meet our IMPRS faculty members at the German Neuroscience Society Meeting in Göttingen this week!

Wed 26th March
12:00 - 13:00: Plenary Lecture, Hall 11
Frank Bradke | Bonn
Mechanisms of axon growth and regeneration

Wed 26th March
Satellite Symposium (Sat2), Historische Sternwarte/Observatorium, Georg-August-University Göttingen
International Symposium Research Unit 5424 (DFG) „Modulation of olfaction“
Chairs: Veronica Egger, Ilona Grunwald Kadow and Silke Sachse | Regensburg, Bonn and Jena

Thursday 27th March
Symposium 14 - Hall 10
Circuits for behavior: cross-species strategies for adaptation and plasticity
Chairs: Graziana Gatto and Jan Gründemann | Köln and Bonn

Friday 28th March
Symposium 24 - Hall 9
Evolution of behavior: from genes to circuits
Chairs: James Lightfoot and Monika Scholz | Bonn

Saturday 29th March
Symposium 31 - Hall 9
From olfaction to emotions
Chairs: Tobias Ackels and Sabine Krabbe | Bonn

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MBP Research & Communication @mbp-rnc.com · Mar 20

💻 PhD & postdocs, don’t miss our Webex session on “DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs” on 26 Mar 2025 (09:30–11:00 CET). Learn how Germany’s top funding org boosts careers with expert proposal advice
Info: www.dfg.de/en/research-...
Webex: dfg.webex.com/dfg/j.php?MT...
#DFG #Innovation

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Mar 21

New publication by our IMPRS doctoral researcher Rieke Fruengel (In Silico Brain Sciences Group, MPINB, Germany): "Sparse connectivity enables efficient information processing in cortex-like artificial neural networks" doi.org/10.3389/fnci...

Frontiers | Sparse connectivity enables efficient information processing in cortex-like artificial neural networks

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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · Mar 21

🐾 Calling All Animal Behavior Students!

Are you looking for guidance on career, job applications in animal behavior? Join the ABC Mentorship Matching Event and connect with mentors who can help support your journey!

Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#AnimalBehavior #Mentorship

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Graziana Gatto @ggatto.bsky.social · Feb 26

Registration started for the Janelia meeting on spinal cord and brainstem circuits for sensorimotor adaptation across species. Spinal cord is more than a hub, it does supercomputing!
www.janelia.org/you-janelia/...

Computing Cords: Sensorimotor Control by Nerve Cord Circuits Across Species

Organizers Salil Bidaye, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Ansgar Büschges, University of Cologne Graziana Gatto, University of Cologne Abdel El Manira, Karolinska Institutet Julie

www.janelia.org

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koseskalab.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social · Feb 26

Looking forward to the visit and interactions at @ethzurich.bsky.social tomorrow! @mpinb.mpg.de #learningcells

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨 Neuromatch Academy Course Applications are OPEN for 2025!! 🚨

Get your application in early to be a student or teaching assistant for this year’s courses!

Applications are due Sunday, March 23.

Apply & learn more: neuromatch.io/courses/

#mlsky #compneurosky #ai #climatesolutions #ScienceEdu 🧪

Applications are now open! 3-week courses: Comp Neuro and Deep Learning. 2-week courses: NeuroAI and Comp Tools for Climate Science.

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Jan 28

Congratulations to our IMPRS faculty member Tobias Ackels! @tobiasackels.bsky.social

Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - idw @idw-online.de · Jan 28

Mammals smell faster than they breathe: Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award 2025 goes to Tobias Ackels @goetheuni.bsky.social @paulstiftung...
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Winner of Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award: Tobias Ackels - Copyright Universität Bonn

IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Nov 22

Congratulations to our IMPRS doctoral researcher Anantu Sunil and our IMPRS faculty member TobiasAckels
on their review article published in PLoS Biology!

Tobias Ackels @tobiasackels.bsky.social · Nov 22

Check out our new review in PLoS Biology on how dynamic odour information can help mammals to navigate through their environment.
Led by the fantastic Anantu Sunil & Olivia Pedroncini, this also marks my first last author publication from the University of Bonn!
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

How do mammals convert dynamic odor information into neural maps for landscape navigation?

Odors contain complex spatiotemporal information that guide animal behavior, but how this information is processed is not fully understood. This Essay discusses recent advances in mammalian olfactory ...

journals.plos.org

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: November 1, 2024
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky

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