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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 3d

#pictureofthemonth: A male white-browed sparrow-weaver in the Kalahari savannah takes a break from
feeding its chicks.

Find out more: www.bi.mpg.de/gahr

October – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Picture by Lisa Trost

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Center for Lifespan Psychology, MPI for Human Development @lipmpib.bsky.social · 4d

The Neuroscience School for Advanced Studies "Brain Plasticity: Neural Basis of Individuality" led by LIP Director Ulman Lindenberger and Tobias Bonhoeffer @mpiforbi.bsky.social has just ended at San Servolo, Venice! #nsas

Group photo in front of old church in green scenery

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 5d

How do we investigate the complexities of the brain? Step into our labs and find out firsthand! From experiments to lab tours – have a look on October 25 and talk to us about our research!

🧪🧠Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 6d

From DNA to proteins: How do we investigate how life unfolds?

✨ Hands-on, minds-blown: Get exciting insights into our leading life-science research in Martinsried at our Open Day!

Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 7d

Elektrizität als Sprache von Lebewesen: Für ein “Heimspiel Wissenschaft” kehrt unser Wissenschaftler Etienne Serbe-Kamp in sein Heimatdorf ins Allgäu zurück, um mit spannenden Mitmach-Experimenten für Forschung zu begeistern!🧪🧠⚡

Mehr Infos: heimspiel-wissenschaft.de/veranstaltun...
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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 7d

We are recruiting PhD students! Join us in exploring the multiple dimensions of biological intelligence at our international and fully funded graduate program IMPRS-BI in the Munich area, Germany!

🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de

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Tessmar-Raible Labs @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social · 8d

Lisa Fenk @fleyes.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social presenting at @univie.ac.at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social today on the remarkable world of eye muscles in dipteran flies. Check out the original description of fruitfly eye movements here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 12d

Call them Dr., please! 🎓 We are incredibly proud of our recently graduated PhDs and wish them all the best for their future! 🎉✨

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 13d

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵?
Then join us at our Open Day and get exciting sneak peaks behind the scenes of one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Martinsried.

Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 23d

Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 13d

Curious about how your body and brain interact when you learn? Find out more at our next "Emerging Scientist Talk" with Christopher Zimmerman, a postdoc at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute!

📍September 30 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 21d

Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors

Directors

The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.

www.mpg.de

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 19d

Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess

@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 20d

🧪Want to work in the lab like a pro? Do hands-on experiments yourself at our Open Day!
In our visitors’ laboratory, we offer different courses – and that’s only one of many exciting program points throughout the day!

Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

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Emilie Macé @mace-lab.bsky.social · 27d

Thrilled to share that our work is now published in Science! ✨

We found a preference for visual objects in the mouse spatial navigation system where they dynamically refine head-direction coding. In short, objects boost our inner compass! 🧭

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 27d

Come find out at our Open Day on October 25! Tours, talks, experiments – we'll give you exclusive insight into what we do.
More details: mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 27d

From RNA to evolution: Come join our next keynote lecture on the choreography of brain development by @debbysilver.bsky.social, Professor at Duke University!

📍September 15 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 8

Third-party imitation is not restricted to humans: When blue-throated macaws observed how other animals reacted to specific hand signals from humans, the birds reproduced those reactions. www.mpg.de/25325205/090... @mpiforbi.bsky.social @loroparque.bsky.social

Blue-throated macaws learn by imitating others

Blue-throated macaws learn new behaviors by observing interactions of their conspecifics. When they observed how other animals reacted to specific hand signals from humans, the birds reproduced those ...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · Sep 5

Blue-throated macaws can learn to respond to unknown gestures by observing interaction of peers, an ability referred to as third party imitation, so far documented only in humans.

Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-09...
Scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · Sep 1

#pictureofthemonth: Nr5a2 is a pioneer factor that controls activation of the #genome at the beginning of life. The illustration depicts this process. More:
www.biochem.mpg.de/hooking-an-a...

September – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @mpiforbi.bsky.social

Image: Wataru Kobayashi

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · Aug 29

🧠🧪Brain-bending news: A new study reveals how changes in cell behavior and number affect the formation of distinct grooves and ridges in the brain.

Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-08...
Scientific publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · Aug 28

SAVE THE DATE: We, the @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social,‬ are opening our doors for you on October 25! Tours, talks, experiments – Join us to learn more about us and our science!

More information: mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · Aug 27

📸 Image by Julie Bosca

@uparisnanterre.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @bou.org.uk @cornellbirds.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social

MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · Aug 27

In robins, males and females sing to defend a territory. A new paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org shows that both increase vocal effort when hearing the song of an intruder, regardless of its sex. This highlights the role of female birdsong in displaying aggression: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Are you passionate about communicating science on social media? Join our communications team as content creator! We are looking for someone with video skills to take over our institutes' social media accounts.

Apply here: www.bi.mpg.de/2775468/job_...

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