Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion. Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit shorturl.at/gGYm7

🧬 New study out: we report a chromosome-level assembly of the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus! A launching pad for chemosensory-evolution research. Read more 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Functional and Genetic Architecture of Olfaction in Deer Mice

Mammals have well-developed olfactory systems, but the molecular logic driving the extraction of biological information, how this logic evolves and contributes to differences in behavior remain unclea...

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Humans and other animals take turns during conversations. In our new paper we study the aggressive visual conversations of betta fish. We discover how fish know when is their turn and how the telencephalon is not needed! 🧪 www.cell.com/cell-reports... More details in 🧵 ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/bend...

Coordination and persistence of aggressive visual communication in Siamese fighting fish

Everett et al. investigate the visual cues and neural substrates that drive turn taking and persistent aggression in Siamese fighting fish aggressive displays. They identify the pallial amygdala as es...

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Andres Bendesky@bendeskylab.com · 2y ago

How do animals know when it’s their turn to communicate during a conversation? In our latest preprint, we study the behavior and neurobiology of aggressive visual turn-taking of Siamese fighting (betta) fish to find out. Work lead by Claire Everett 🧵 1/8 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.

Introducing PowerLMM.js! A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests. powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇

New cell type just dropped 🫳 🎤 Check out our latest paper on the behavioral consequences of adrenal evolution. A really fun project with a great team!

Andres Bendesky@bendeskylab.com · 2y ago

Excited to share our newest paper, in which we report our discovery that monogamous oldfield mice have very recently evolved a novel cell type in their adrenal glands that promotes parental care Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵 rdcu.be/dH1Kn

A really nice News and Views about our paper by @tollkuhn.bsky.social 🙏🏽 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Parental-care puzzle in mice solved by thinking outside the brain

Both parents of oldfield mice care for offspring, whereas in deer mice, mothers usually care for pups. The discovery of a type of adrenal-gland cell that is present in oldfield mice but not in deer mi...

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Andres Bendesky@bendeskylab.com · 2y ago

Excited to share our newest paper, in which we report our discovery that monogamous oldfield mice have very recently evolved a novel cell type in their adrenal glands that promotes parental care Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵 rdcu.be/dH1Kn

Excited to share our newest paper, in which we report our discovery that monogamous oldfield mice have very recently evolved a novel cell type in their adrenal glands that promotes parental care Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵 rdcu.be/dH1Kn

Come join us in the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia on May 17th for the 2024 New York Area Population Genetics Meeting. Keynotes by Lindy McBraide and Cedric Feschotte Register here zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/new-york-are...

So much of sex difference research ends up being “Males are from Mars, Females are from Venus” with extra steps and bad statistics