on studying behavior and pursuing neural recordings in the wild with @danielavallentin.bsky.social and @neuroetho.bsky.social at TENSS

Amazing time at the Transylvanian Experimental Neuroscience Summer School! Remembering Adam by teaching and tinkering!

Dinu F Albeanu@dinanthos.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Kampff Discovery & TENSS 2026 @elenadreo.bsky.social @pgupta-cshl.bsky.social @neuroetho.bsky.social @antblot.bsky.social @engertlab.bsky.social @olveczky.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social @jvoigts.bsky.social @mace-lab.bsky.social @georgkeller.bsky.social

Kampff Discovery & TENSS 2026 @elenadreo.bsky.social @pgupta-cshl.bsky.social @neuroetho.bsky.social @antblot.bsky.social @engertlab.bsky.social @olveczky.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social @jvoigts.bsky.social @mace-lab.bsky.social @georgkeller.bsky.social

New paper! We use simulations to test received wisdom on the observational sampling method to use and find that Altmann 1974 was right all along (never bet against Jeanne!). Focal follows capture rare, fleeting behaviours, scans captures long, common behaviours. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Observation methods in animal behaviour: a simulation study of performance

Most behavioural studies rely on systematic behavioural sampling, as observing and recording all behavioural events that occur is rarely feasible. Cho…

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Excited to be in such a multidisciplinary cluster!!

University of Pennsylvania@upenn.edu · 4mo ago

Linguist Marlyse Baptista, neuroscientist Nacho Sanguinetti, and humanities scholar Fritz Breithaupt were hired through MindCORE for research that fits into the theme of "interconnected minds." @pennmindcore.bsky.social Read More: https://bit.ly/4tDDM86

Thanks @outsidemag.bsky.social and @abigailwise.bsky.social for the great conversation, and for seeing right away that this story is about a lot more than fish.

Conman or Hero: Inside the Podcast About the Fishing Industry’s Most Divisive Figure

The host of 'Catching the Codfather' explains why his new podcast about a notorious fishing magnate is really about regulation, science, and the American dream.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Kenneth Catania spoke with @thetransmitter.bsky.social about how the specialized snout of the star-nosed mole allows for high-speed foraging and underscores the importance of studying behavior alongside anatomy. By Lauren Schneider #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n...

Ken Catania's class at Vanderbilt that covered the neurobiology of fascinating animals like the star-nosed mole is one of the reasons I pursued a career in neuroscience! So fun to read this Q&A:

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Kenneth Catania spoke with @thetransmitter.bsky.social about how the specialized snout of the star-nosed mole allows for high-speed foraging and underscores the importance of studying behavior alongside anatomy. By Lauren Schneider #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n...

Congrats @danielavallentin.bsky.social happy to see this out in @currentbiology.bsky.social

Interplay between syllable duration and pitch during whistle matching in wild nightingales

Calderón-García, Costalunga, et al. find that nightingales respond to whistle syllable playbacks of unnatural combinations of pitch and duration by matching either the spectral or temporal feature. Co...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Nightingales are masters of imitation! New research shows: During territorial contests, a male matches a rival’s song in real time by tracking and imitating both, pitch and syllable duration. This shows a remarkable precision in hearing and vocal control. 🔗More: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-vallentin

Thats Maggie Williams, superstar RA setting up out camera rig. Fun times!

Lazy non downloaded pics! Happy holidays!!

Assistant Professor of Psychology Nacho Sanguinetti is using an unexpected technique to teach students about the brain: improvisational theater. He discusses in our latest Three Questions featured in Omnia Magazine. @upenn.edu @neuroetho.bsky.social

Three Questions On Improv

Assistant Professor of Psychology Nacho Sanguinetti is using an unexpected technique to teach students about the brain: improvisational theater.

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Adam Kampff’s passion for understanding and explaining the world was unmatched. Living by example and not ever compromising on his dreams, Adam was uncanny in making people realize they can learn and understand anything and everything. Keep his dream alive! In his own words: tinyurl.com/ye29csw3

Field work , makes the dream work! If you want to join our integrative lab we are looking for postdocs in neuroscience that want to take things wilder. Expertise in neurophysiology appreciated, rodents, rats, NHP. Just email or go to neuroetho.com

New paper alert!!...🤩 Led by @blogeman.bsky.social, we identify how cell type-specific hormonal responses in the hypothalamus tunes parenting behavior in males and females 🐭🧠🍼. Highlights in thread 👇 1/6 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Cell Type-Specific Hormonal Signaling Configures Hypothalamic Circuits for Parenting

Parenting behavior emerges from hormonally sensitive circuits, but how distinct circuit components are affected by, and contribute to, sex and state dependent changes in infant caregiving remains uncl...

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Remembering Adam Kampff, a dear friend, inspirational teacher, and a remarkable human being. He dedicated his life to broadening scientific education and demystifying modern technology to young people around the world. www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...

Last night Adam Kampff, the glue, the light, the catalyst, the builder, the smile, left us. He and his work transformed the lives of many labs, scientists, students. He inspired and was generous to his last transformation, working tirelessly to set up a foundation to continue the work.Thank you!

Today I woke up to the sounds of the rainforest and read you were on your way to the stars. You inspired me so much. You made me dare. You inspired so many and spread stardust on your way to democratizing knowledge. You will be missed but your inspiration lives on.

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild. Resplandescent Quetzal Red Eye Tree Frog Olingo Flying fish Capybara

starting fall 2026 i'll be an assistant professor at @upenn.edu 🥳 my lab will develop scalable models/theories of human behavior, focused on memory and perception currently recruiting PhD students in psychology, neuroscience, & computer science! reach out if you're interested 😊

In Buzzy Papers we set out to compile some of the most exciting neuroscience papers published in the past two years! A panel of 10 neuroscientists selected the papers from a preliminary list our editorial team assembled by considering publications in top neuroscience journals

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The field is buzzing about work on brain-computer interfaces for speech, the mechanism of psychedelics, a broader definition of hippocampal representations and more. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th... #neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience

Presenting this afternoon from 1-5pm!

Andrew Bahle@andrewbahle.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Put your belief about how ai and bi, capital and labor interact and simulate the economy using our intelligencesaturation.org simulator. Depending parameters you obtain runaway success with wages going to infinity, the evisceration of wages, or everything in between.

Ioana Marinescu@imarinescu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New @brookings.edu paper w. @kordinglab.bsky.social : Artificial Intelligence Saturation & the Future of Work. Wages can ↗️&↘️with #AI automation, as humans are pushed into physical jobs. In the longer run, intelligence saturation limits benefits from #AI. www.brookings.edu/articles/art... #EconSky

If you've ever asked me what my wife does and I tried to explain something about glaciers and forest mice and climbing...this is what I was talking about. Go prairie mouse go!!! 🐭

Kelsey Tyssowski@kelseytea.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🧠🌟🐭 Excited to share some of my postdoc work on the evolution of dexterity! We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have: (1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs) (2) better hand dexterity (3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵

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TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience! We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961

This all started 10k years ago when glaciers receded from North America and left in their wake a natural neuroscience experiment! Some deer mice moved into newly available forest habitat, and today we have forest subspecies, which show dexterous climbing, and prairie subspecies that don't

Very excited to share the amazing work of my friend and colleague @kelseytea.bsky.social !! Ecologically relevant behavior, crazy differences, connectivity, activity, genetics! A beautiful story of motor evolution. And she is on the #jobmarket!

Kelsey Tyssowski@kelseytea.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🧠🌟🐭 Excited to share some of my postdoc work on the evolution of dexterity! We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have: (1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs) (2) better hand dexterity (3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵