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Promoting the study of the neural bases of behavior.
@neuroethology.orgHow does a brain remember a particular orientation or goal? In this new fascinating paper from the Nagel lab, authors show the role of disinhibition in the head-direction circuit and the interaction of sensory input and ongoing behavior. Read it here 🪰🧭 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@ishmailsaboor.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgExcited to share my lab’s latest preprint led by postdoc @yukihaba.bsky.social and grad student Ryan Schwark. We surprisingly find that spontaneous behavior in isolation predicts a naked mole-rat’s identity, its colony membership, and even rank within its colony.
@larschittka.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgOur new paper just out: Gallo, V., Bridges, A.D., Woodgate, J.L., Chittka, L. (2026) Honeybee comb geometry emerges from local redistribution of angular space by worker construction activity. npj Entomol. 1, 5. doi.org/10.1038/s444... rdcu.be/Wcv9wskwEqCa
@mlovettbarron.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgOur lab's latest paper on the neurobiology of collective behavior is now published
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This is the work of a great team in the lab - led by Jo-Hsien Yu, with Geoff Meyerhof, Jimjohn Milan, and Julia Napoli
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@nobelprize.orgReposted by @neuroethology.orgBREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgIn vivo electrophysiology in head-fixed and freely moving mole-rats
@neuroethology.orgNew findings in the Pacific Hagfish, a jawless vertrebrate, show that adult retinogenesis 👁️🐟 is a deeply conserved trait within the vertebrate lineage. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@neuroethology.orgEusocial insects show age-related division of labour. Interior workers become foragers later in their life. The evolutionary neurobiology of age-related division of labour is studied in the 🧠 of a ‘living social fossil’ 🐜whose behavior is age-independent. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
@neuroethology.orgGeckos are among the few non-avian reptiles that emit acoustic signals. Under noise, they increase call duration beyond their respiratory constraints. They do so by emitting bi-notes that are interrupted by "mini-breaths".
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@neuroethology.orgUsually, the orientation behaviour of migratory butterfly/moth species are tested when tethered in flight simulators at ground level. In this new study, monarch butterflies are tethered on a balloon to test their orientation behaviour at a height of 30 m. 🦋 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gabriellawolff.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgMosquitoes escape with a higher success rate than fruit flies when attacked by dragonflies. Could they be using their sense of hearing to initiate escape maneuvers? We explore this question in our new (and improved) preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@lauraakelley.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgWe used virtual mates and genetic algorithms to ask swordtail fish to design their ideal mate. Males all liked larger females but females did not share a clear preference for male appearance. Led by @kathrynbullough.bsky.social @grahancock.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org shorturl.at/rCeR2
@scottjuntti.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgWhen a fish sees the world move, it immediately swims with it. This is the optomotor response: a visual reflex found across animals that helps us maintain our position and orientation as our surroundings appear to drift. 🐟👀
@neuroethology.orgConditioning experiments often test choice behavior at a single point in time. @karlakaun.bsky.social lab designed an open-field assay to continuously track the behavior of conditioned 🪰 and showed how collective behavior dynamics modulate decision-making. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
@royalsocietypublishing.orgReposted by @neuroethology.orgMountain chickadees rely on spatial memory to forage in unpredictable environments and on song to defend their territories. Watch #ProcB author Sofia Haley talk about research that suggests overall song output may be an indicator of cognitive ability: cassyni.com/events/Mw4c4... #ecology
@leetim.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgMy institute is hiring a group leader in Neuroethology! Bonn is a wonderful place to do neuroscience. Check it out!
@neuroethology.orgAcoustic exposure induces short-term plasticity of reproductive behaviors such as call production in frogs 🐸. Here, scientists tested long-term effects of exposures to biotic and abiotic natural sounds. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
@neuroethology.orgWith X-ray tomography, scientists describe a new leaf-cutter bee species preserved in Baltic amber. They also document the first fossil bee-mite association. Beautiful insights into the prehistoric evolution of bees. 🐝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@tessamontague.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgI'm excited to share our new preprint: Generation of a transgenic cephalopod
tinyurl.com/pc86jxz8
Cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopus & squid) are crazy critters that dynamically camouflage to their surroundings by changing the color, pattern, & texture of their skin, which they control w their brain.
@hardmaru.bsky.socialReposted by @neuroethology.orgOur Neuroevolution textbook is finally in print!
Free online edition: neuroevolutionbook.com
Pre-order: a.co/d/06DpkH9h
I am incredibly grateful to my co-authors Sebastian Risi, Yujin Tang, and Risto Miikkulainen for making this happen.
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