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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance.

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · 2d

More information on www.ibnsconnect.org/2026-call-fo...
#IBNS2026 @ibnsconnect.bsky.social

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Lizzie Manning @drlizziemanning.bsky.social · 8d

Time to get working on your symposium proposals!

📣 Roll call
-Who's coming to Cape town?
-Who needs speaker suggestions for a panel?
-Who'd like to join a panel (especially trainees!)
@mfendt.bsky.social @dr-stan.bsky.social @nicoleferrara.bsky.social @eelkesnoeren.bsky.social

International Behavioral Neuroscience Society @ibnsconnect.bsky.social · 25d

We are excited to invite all behavioral neuroscientists to the 35th Annual IBNS Meeting at Cape Town, South Africa June 23-27, 2026!

Call for Symposia / Satellite Proposals Deadline: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

More information can be found at ibnsconnect.org/meetings

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · 9d

Super-inspiring evening lecture by Onur Güntürkin on cognition and brains in birds. 🦜🧠

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · 10d

Kingfisher day... #Birds 🪶

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International Behavioral Neuroscience Society @ibnsconnect.bsky.social · 25d

We are excited to invite all behavioral neuroscientists to the 35th Annual IBNS Meeting at Cape Town, South Africa June 23-27, 2026!

Call for Symposia / Satellite Proposals Deadline: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

More information can be found at ibnsconnect.org/meetings

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · 11d

Our group member Laura successfully defended her master thesis on the effects of material immune activation and peripubertal stress on social cognition in 🐭.

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · 17d

Red-footed falcon. #Birds 🪶

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · 22d

Want to organize a symposium at IBNS 2026 in Cape Town?
Now is your chance — call for proposals is open!
@ibnsconnect.bsky.social

www.ibnsconnect.org/2026-call-fo...

2026 Call for Symposia

www.ibnsconnect.org

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Sep 5

The German government is investing €120 million in expanding the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG). Glad to join Thomas Nickl-Jockschat @jockschat.bsky.social and Daniela Dieterich with our project on cognitive flexibility and uncertainty in mental health.

www.dzpg.org/aktuelles/pr...

Start der Ausbauphase am DZPG: Mehr Forschung, mehr Vernetzung, mehr Wirkung

Heute beginnt an allen sechs Standorten des Deutschen Zentrums für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG) offiziell die fünfjährige Ausbauphase. Das Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (B...

www.dzpg.org

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Aug 17

Golden oriole #Birds 🪶

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Mathias Magdowski @mmagdowski.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dieser riesige Betonklotz mitten auf einer Radwegkreuzung sagt eigentlich alles, was man zur Radinfrastruktur in Magdeburg wissen muss.

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Aug 16

Call for Symposia / Satellite Proposals,
Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS, @ibnsconnect.bsky.social), June 23-27, 2025, Cape Town, South Africa.
www.ibnsconnect.org/2026-call-fo...
#IBNS2026

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Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal) @theneuro.bsky.social · Jul 15

Happy 107th Birthday, Brenda Milner! Her contributions to neuropsychology shaped the way we understand the human brain. From surviving two world wars and two pandemics, to paving the way for future generations of researchers, Milner’s legacy continues. @mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jul 17

Exciting talk of my Magdeburg colleague Anne Albrecht on the role of NPY in fear learning at the Neuropeptide Conference in Innsbruck.

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jul 16

Impressive Viktor Mutt Prize Lecture by Tomas Hökfelt, 85 years old, at the NPY/Galanin Meeting in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jul 16

A new manuscript with my friend and collaborator Yasu on the neural pathways involved in alarm pheromone-induced behavior.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Alarm Pheromone Activates Posterior Medial Amygdala-to-Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Projections in Rats

An alarm pheromone is an olfactory signal that alerts conspecifics nearby of danger. In rats, a mixture of hexanal and 4-methylpentanal was identified as its ma

papers.ssrn.com

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jul 11

Get ready for IBNS 2026 in Cape Town!
Save the date — and consider submitting a symposium proposal! @ibnsconnect.bsky.social #IBNS

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jul 5

Black-legged kittiwake #Birds 🪶

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jul 5

More Norwegian #Birds 🪶
Golden plover, bar-tailed godwit, long-tailed jaeger and Eurasian dotterel.

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jun 30

Some more birds from Norway... Black gullemot, redpoll, redshank and wheatear. #Birds 🪶

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jun 29

Red-throated loon. #birds

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jun 26

Fear ourside the box. Important insights in the neural pathways mediating the what and where of a predator threat in the keynote lecture of Nelson Canteras. @ibnsconnect.bsky.social #IBNSconnect #IBNS2025

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jun 26

Fascinating local keynote lecture by Siri Leknes @sirileknes.bsky.social at the IBNS meeting in in Tromso. @IBNSconnect #IBNSconnect #IBNS2025

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Markus Fendt @mfendt.bsky.social · Jun 25

Opening lecture of the IBNS meeting in Tromso by Karen Bales. @IBNSconnect #IBNSconnect #IBNS2025

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