The big questions in neurology—like what might distinguish humans from other primates—cannot really be answered by analysing subjects in the lab.
Neuroethology leverages new tech to enable this to happen outside the lab:
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Neuroethology leverages new tech to enable this to happen outside the lab:
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January 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The big questions in neurology—like what might distinguish humans from other primates—cannot really be answered by analysing subjects in the lab.
Neuroethology leverages new tech to enable this to happen outside the lab:
buff.ly/hgVcObA
Neuroethology leverages new tech to enable this to happen outside the lab:
buff.ly/hgVcObA
Had a great time at the EMBO meeting at IISER, Pune!
Joby gave a talk on Pranay's findings on the jump escape response in grasshoppers, and I presented a poster on our work on olfactory learning in honeybees.
Big thanks to the organisers.
I also got to catch up with my former lab mate Sivaraju.
Joby gave a talk on Pranay's findings on the jump escape response in grasshoppers, and I presented a poster on our work on olfactory learning in honeybees.
Big thanks to the organisers.
I also got to catch up with my former lab mate Sivaraju.
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Had a great time at the EMBO meeting at IISER, Pune!
Joby gave a talk on Pranay's findings on the jump escape response in grasshoppers, and I presented a poster on our work on olfactory learning in honeybees.
Big thanks to the organisers.
I also got to catch up with my former lab mate Sivaraju.
Joby gave a talk on Pranay's findings on the jump escape response in grasshoppers, and I presented a poster on our work on olfactory learning in honeybees.
Big thanks to the organisers.
I also got to catch up with my former lab mate Sivaraju.
Thanks to new tech, neuroscience is going places it couldn't before. #Neuropsych #Science
Jasna Hodžić outlines how neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our minds.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
Jasna Hodžić outlines how neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our minds.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Thanks to new tech, neuroscience is going places it couldn't before. #Neuropsych #Science
Jasna Hodžić outlines how neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our minds.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
Jasna Hodžić outlines how neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our minds.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/neuropsych/n...
Congratulations to Sarah Smeltz from the Songbird Neuroethology Laboratory who won best student paper from the Comparative Cognition Society!
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January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations to Sarah Smeltz from the Songbird Neuroethology Laboratory who won best student paper from the Comparative Cognition Society!
Brilliant overview here of the ongoing debate over dinosaur cognition. In short, it's complicated and evidence is fragmentary.
#neuroethology #neuroskyence #anatomy #brains
@tetzoo.bsky.social @gallinaciega.bsky.social @nomascus.bsky.social
#neuroethology #neuroskyence #anatomy #brains
@tetzoo.bsky.social @gallinaciega.bsky.social @nomascus.bsky.social
The Continuing Debate on Dinosaur Cognition .... tetzoo.com/blog/2026/1/...
The Continuing Debate on Dinosaur Cognition — Tetrapod Zoology
The dinosaur cognition debate continues…
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January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Brilliant overview here of the ongoing debate over dinosaur cognition. In short, it's complicated and evidence is fragmentary.
#neuroethology #neuroskyence #anatomy #brains
@tetzoo.bsky.social @gallinaciega.bsky.social @nomascus.bsky.social
#neuroethology #neuroskyence #anatomy #brains
@tetzoo.bsky.social @gallinaciega.bsky.social @nomascus.bsky.social
Having attended the Neuroethology Gordon conference last year, I can tell you that the study of naturalistic behaviors (across all kinds of species) is incredibly exciting and revealing and also much, much harder than doing things with mice in the lab!
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Having attended the Neuroethology Gordon conference last year, I can tell you that the study of naturalistic behaviors (across all kinds of species) is incredibly exciting and revealing and also much, much harder than doing things with mice in the lab!
Neuroethology of Corpse-Directed Behaviors in Bees
doi.org/10.32942/X2Z...
doi.org/10.32942/X2Z...
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Neuroethology of Corpse-Directed Behaviors in Bees
doi.org/10.32942/X2Z...
doi.org/10.32942/X2Z...
We wish all of you a happy new year and we hope to see many of you at this year's ICN which will take place in Vancouver 🇨🇦 (icn2026vancouver.com). A perfect platform for people interested in Neuroethology and would like to connect with our society.
ICN 2026
We are happy to announce the 2026 International Congress for Neuroethology will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The local organizing committee will consist of:
icn2026vancouver.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM
We wish all of you a happy new year and we hope to see many of you at this year's ICN which will take place in Vancouver 🇨🇦 (icn2026vancouver.com). A perfect platform for people interested in Neuroethology and would like to connect with our society.
The Songbird Neuroethology Lab turns 24 today! It has been great fun to get to work with such an amazing group of people over the years.
January 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The Songbird Neuroethology Lab turns 24 today! It has been great fun to get to work with such an amazing group of people over the years.
Delighted that our review on taste in butterflies and caterpillars still made it into the special collection of "Neuroethology in Lepidoptera" 🐛 🦋:
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This article, led by Dimitri Peftuloglu, gives a great overview of how these wonderful insects detect plant metabolites 🌱.
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This article, led by Dimitri Peftuloglu, gives a great overview of how these wonderful insects detect plant metabolites 🌱.
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Delighted that our review on taste in butterflies and caterpillars still made it into the special collection of "Neuroethology in Lepidoptera" 🐛 🦋:
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This article, led by Dimitri Peftuloglu, gives a great overview of how these wonderful insects detect plant metabolites 🌱.
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This article, led by Dimitri Peftuloglu, gives a great overview of how these wonderful insects detect plant metabolites 🌱.
An amazing lab working on a very cool system. If you are interested in #evolution and #neuroscience make sure you apply!
#neuroethology #neuroskyence
#neuroethology #neuroskyence
🚨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...
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
An amazing lab working on a very cool system. If you are interested in #evolution and #neuroscience make sure you apply!
#neuroethology #neuroskyence
#neuroethology #neuroskyence
[Big Think]The next revolution in neuroscience is happening outside the lab - Big Think By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
[Big Think]The next revolution in neuroscience is happening outside the lab - Big Think By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
Really interesting new review paper explains that rods are better thought of as specialized for processing low contrast rather than simply functioning in low light. So well reasoned that the conclusion seems obvious in retrospect. #neuroethology
Studying vision across light levels? Interested in rod photoreceptors and related (patho)physiology? Matteo Rizzi, Kate Powell and I wrote a review on rod photoreceptor activity at daylight doi.org/10.1016/j.vi... . Free access link here kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
December 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Really interesting new review paper explains that rods are better thought of as specialized for processing low contrast rather than simply functioning in low light. So well reasoned that the conclusion seems obvious in retrospect. #neuroethology
Fully-funded International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme🧠 Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
Research program spans systems/computational/theoretical/clinical/sensory/motor neuroscience, neuroethology, intelligence, and more!!
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
Research program spans systems/computational/theoretical/clinical/sensory/motor neuroscience, neuroethology, intelligence, and more!!
December 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Fully-funded International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme🧠 Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
Research program spans systems/computational/theoretical/clinical/sensory/motor neuroscience, neuroethology, intelligence, and more!!
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
Research program spans systems/computational/theoretical/clinical/sensory/motor neuroscience, neuroethology, intelligence, and more!!
Interested in birds and their behaviour? Check out @birdscanada.bsky.social The Warblers podcast today to hear a brief snippet of me talking about whether birds have feelings.
#birds #neuroethology 🪶
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#birds #neuroethology 🪶
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Do birds have feelings? Experts answer your questions
Podcast Episode · The Warblers by Birds Canada · 2025-12-15 · 57m
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December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Interested in birds and their behaviour? Check out @birdscanada.bsky.social The Warblers podcast today to hear a brief snippet of me talking about whether birds have feelings.
#birds #neuroethology 🪶
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#birds #neuroethology 🪶
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Opportunities in #sensory biology @latrobeuni.bsky.social: how animals with miniature brains can efficiently process multisensory stimuli?
- Postdoc position internaljobs.latrobe.edu.au/cai/en/job/5...
- PhD position www.amanda-franklin.com/s/PhD-Projec...
#neuroethology #insects
- Postdoc position internaljobs.latrobe.edu.au/cai/en/job/5...
- PhD position www.amanda-franklin.com/s/PhD-Projec...
#neuroethology #insects
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Opportunities in #sensory biology @latrobeuni.bsky.social: how animals with miniature brains can efficiently process multisensory stimuli?
- Postdoc position internaljobs.latrobe.edu.au/cai/en/job/5...
- PhD position www.amanda-franklin.com/s/PhD-Projec...
#neuroethology #insects
- Postdoc position internaljobs.latrobe.edu.au/cai/en/job/5...
- PhD position www.amanda-franklin.com/s/PhD-Projec...
#neuroethology #insects
New paper covering what we think is a pretty nice and comprehensive overview over tools suitable for neuroethology in butterflies and moths.
Also, check out the whole special issue if you're an insect neuroethologist.
@neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
Also, check out the whole special issue if you're an insect neuroethologist.
@neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
Emerging tools to advance neuroethology in butterflies and moths - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Journal of Comparative Physiology A - Butterflies and moths have played historically important roles in developing our understanding of both ecology and evolutionary biology, and neuroethology. In...
doi.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
New paper covering what we think is a pretty nice and comprehensive overview over tools suitable for neuroethology in butterflies and moths.
Also, check out the whole special issue if you're an insect neuroethologist.
@neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
Also, check out the whole special issue if you're an insect neuroethologist.
@neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
India|EMBO Lecture Course on #Neuroethology: How the brain controls natural behaviours @embo.org
thanks so much for the invitation Raghav Rajan @tanvideora.bsky.social, Sanjay Sane and @danielavallentin.bsky.social - it was magical!
thanks so much for the invitation Raghav Rajan @tanvideora.bsky.social, Sanjay Sane and @danielavallentin.bsky.social - it was magical!
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
India|EMBO Lecture Course on #Neuroethology: How the brain controls natural behaviours @embo.org
thanks so much for the invitation Raghav Rajan @tanvideora.bsky.social, Sanjay Sane and @danielavallentin.bsky.social - it was magical!
thanks so much for the invitation Raghav Rajan @tanvideora.bsky.social, Sanjay Sane and @danielavallentin.bsky.social - it was magical!
This is so cool! #neuroethology
How do neural circuits generate the walking rhythm?
Using connectome simulations, @sarahpugly.bsky.social found a minimal central pattern generator (CPG) that produces oscillations in leg motor neurons. Same circuit motif for each 🪰 leg.
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Using connectome simulations, @sarahpugly.bsky.social found a minimal central pattern generator (CPG) that produces oscillations in leg motor neurons. Same circuit motif for each 🪰 leg.
w @bingbrunton.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is so cool! #neuroethology
This is so cool! Can't wait to show the video to the students in my neuroethology course next semester!
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is so cool! Can't wait to show the video to the students in my neuroethology course next semester!
Looking for an interdisciplinary funded #PhD in #bees and #physics, #behaviour, #physiology, #neuroethology, modelling? Call open now. International students eligible. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... Centre for Research in Aimal Behaviour @crab-exeter.bsky.social
Exeter campus.
Exeter campus.
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Looking for an interdisciplinary funded #PhD in #bees and #physics, #behaviour, #physiology, #neuroethology, modelling? Call open now. International students eligible. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... Centre for Research in Aimal Behaviour @crab-exeter.bsky.social
Exeter campus.
Exeter campus.
A Great Auk in the public gallery of the Natural History Museum, Tring. Will hopefully have updates on this symbol of extinction next year as we are about to start working on the anatomy of its sensory systems.
#birds #neuroethology 🪶
#birds #neuroethology 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A Great Auk in the public gallery of the Natural History Museum, Tring. Will hopefully have updates on this symbol of extinction next year as we are about to start working on the anatomy of its sensory systems.
#birds #neuroethology 🪶
#birds #neuroethology 🪶
Anyone looking for a PhD in jumping spider neurophysiology and neuroethology, look no further! Massimo is a close friend and awesome collaborator, who would be an incredible mentor 🥰 Apply by 17th December!
🚨 Uh-oh!!! A suuuper hot #PhD opportunity just dropped! My friend and collaborator Massimo De Agrò is looking for someone to explore jumping spider vision and neurophysiology! #psychophysics #jumpingspiders #greatPI - apply!!!! (Deadline December 17th) 🚨
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Anyone looking for a PhD in jumping spider neurophysiology and neuroethology, look no further! Massimo is a close friend and awesome collaborator, who would be an incredible mentor 🥰 Apply by 17th December!
Shots fired! "Our data supports a model whereby electro-magnetic input from the semicircular canals activates
a vestibular-mesopallial circuit within the pigeon brain." #neuroethology
a vestibular-mesopallial circuit within the pigeon brain." #neuroethology
The magentic sense is undoubtedly one of the greatest secrets in sensory biology. Whole brain activity mapping in response to 🧲 stimulation revealed a light-independent activity in the medial vestibular nuclei & the caudal mesopallium in the pigeon 🧠
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A global screen for magnetically induced neuronal activity in the pigeon brain
How animals detect the Earth’s magnetic field remains a mystery in sensory biology. Despite extensive behavioral evidence, the neural circuitry and molecular mechanisms responsible for magnetic sensin...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Shots fired! "Our data supports a model whereby electro-magnetic input from the semicircular canals activates
a vestibular-mesopallial circuit within the pigeon brain." #neuroethology
a vestibular-mesopallial circuit within the pigeon brain." #neuroethology