The special issue featuring contributions from the IBNS Meeting 2024 in Panama is now live! Check out our editorial here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYGUY3M3p...

Proud to share one of the outputs of our long-lasting collaborstion on the role of Basson: Autism-like behavior induced by conditional ablation of the Bassoon gene in GABAergic interneurons www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03792-0

Autism-like behavior induced by conditional ablation of the Bassoon gene in GABAergic interneurons - Molecular Psychiatry

Molecular Psychiatry - Autism-like behavior induced by conditional ablation of the Bassoon gene in GABAergic interneurons

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Great IBNS Award Session with Theresa Kisko (Early Career Outstanding Achievement Award) and Jared Young (Outstanding Achievement Award). Congratulations to these well-deserved award. #IBNS2026 @IBNSCONNECT.BSKY.SOCIAL

Nice surprise: Our newest manuscript on the role of Glun2a in executive functions was just published. Great work by Johannes, Julia & Samia! rdcu.be/fqgGx

Differential and state-dependent effects of the GluN2A-selective positive allosteric modulator GNE-5729 on executive functions

Neuropsychopharmacology - Differential and state-dependent effects of the GluN2A-selective positive allosteric modulator GNE-5729 on executive functions

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Perfect appetizer for today’s IBNS meeting: Christian Löscher’s keynote lecture on "Predicting Addiction Vulnerability"

The fascinating lecture of Francesco Papaleo on Emotion Recognition opened the scientific program of the IBNS meeting in Cape Town. 🧠 Fantastic start to #IBNS2026 in Cape Town!

Today’s highlights from two tours near Staßfurt: Black-crowned night herons, wheatear, eagle-owl, and bee-eater! #Birds 🪶

Coming soon: The IBNS 35th Annual Meeting June 23–27, 2026 Cape Town, South Africa We are excited to share our upcoming symposia featuring outstanding speakers and cutting-edge neuroscience research.

Ein neues Kapitel für Baden-Württemberg. Ich danke den Abgeordneten des Landtags von Baden-Württemberg für das entgegengebracht Vertrauen. Ihr Vertrauen ist für mich eine klare Verpflichtung. (1/2)

Coming soon: The IBNS 35th Annual Meeting June 23–27, 2026 Cape Town, South Africa We are excited to share our upcoming symposia featuring outstanding speakers and cutting-edge neuroscience research. Stay tuned for highlights from each symposium in the slideshow below. #IBNS2026 #CapeTown

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David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday

He was born before the Great Depression, came of age in WWII, and is still making wildlife documentaries. Brits call David Attenborough a national hero, as he celebrates his 100th birthday.

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Pint of Science Magdeburg is back for the third year in a row! This international science festival brings cutting-edge research straight to the pub, making science accessible, fun, and engaging for everyone. www.pintofscience.de/events/magde...

Hiring! Please share! Two postdoctoral researchers at EPFL, Lausanne, to join an SNSF-funded project on stress, motivation, immersive VR, physiology, multimodal sensing and translational biomarkers. Details & applications: www.fens.org/careers/job-... www.fens.org/careers/job-...

A perfect way to wrap up the workweek: Anna from our research group has just successfully defended her medical doctoral thesis with top honors. Congratulations! And many thanks as well to Nadine for her co-supervision and support throughout the project.

Submit Your Abstract Today! Deadline to submit: Friday, February 20, 2026 11:59PM EST www.ibnsconnect.org/meetings

Come join us in Cape Town, South Africa to talk with behavioral neuroscientists from around the world. Submit your abstracts and register today! Abstract submission closes 2/20/26. ibnsconnect.org/meetings

A new therapeutic angle in schizophrenia? 🧠✨ Explore add-on orexin treatment in our newest publication! authors.elsevier.com/a/1mYPa_3Gir...

Trump is ready to punish the Iranian regime for violently cracking down on the Iranian people. Meanwhile, Trump is violently cracking down on American cities. #Iran #IranianRevolution2026 #Trump #ICE #crackdown #Protest #immigration #Minneapolis #Minnesota #ReneeNicoleGood

Submit Your Abstract Today! Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2026 11:59PM EST Whether you're a member or not, we'd love for you to apply. ibns.memberclicks.net/index.php?op...

Our group at the University of Magdeburg 🇩🇪 is looking for a motivated PhD candidate to study cognitive fleixbility and uncertainty in mice within the DZPG/C-I-R-C (c-i-r-c.de). 🧠🐭 For more information, please see: www.med.ovgu.de/Karriere/Ste... #PhDPosition #BehavioralNeuroscience

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74

Middlesbrough-born musician had hits with Driving Home for Christmas, On the Beach and The Road to Hell Chris Rea, the British singer-songwriter whose hits included Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said. The statement said that he died “peacefully in hospital … following a short illness”. Continue reading...

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My late departure for work this morning was rewarded with a beautiful sunrise 🌞

Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council: 🔸Michel Campillo 🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier 🔸Kateřina Králová 🔸Susana Narotzky 🔸Karin Roelofs 🔸Eleftheria Zeggini Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

Six new members of the ERC Scientific Council

The European Commission has appointed six new members to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. The term of one current member has also been renewed. In par...

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Proud to share Mao’s latest publication — another great milestone from our collaboration with Yasushi Kyokawa. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

Writing Retreat of the CRC 1436 in Warnemünde, Baltic Sea. Actually, the weather more motivates to write than to hike or even to swim...

We are excited to share our keynote speakers for the 35th Annual IBNS Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa! Join us June 23-27th!

👉 "Neurobiology of Socio-Emotional Dysfunctions" Regensburg, Germany, May 8th to 10th, 2026 www.go.ur.de/neuro-dysfunction

🎉 Big news! The first IBNS 2026 keynote speakers are now announced! More will come... www.ibnsconnect.org/keynotes-2026 @ibnsconnect.bsky.social #IBNS2026

Proud owner of a new conditioning setup. 😀

Last week, 130 researchers of the #SFBTRR393 & invited guests gathered at Kulturrathaus Dresden for an inspiring retreat. 4 days of sharing recent results, discussing new directions, and strengthening collaborations across sites. More & more difficult to get everyone into one photo, but we managed!