Mark Lassnig
@marklassnig.bsky.social
FWO PhD FR fellow in developmental neurobiology at @SeuntjensLab studying the octopus brain. Outside science, falling for music and composition.
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We discovered surprising roles for dopamine and acetylcholine in the Octopus visual system…
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We discovered surprising roles for dopamine and acetylcholine in the Octopus visual system…
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Novel dopaminergic neurotransmission in the Octopus visual system
Coleoid cephalopods such as the common octopus have a complex visual system, with a camera-type eye and a large optic lobe, that evolved independently from its counterpart in vertebrates. However, the...
doi.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Congratulations @amycourtneyyy.bsky.social ! Happy to contribute to this amazing story 🐙🥳
Another gem from the Functional Biodiversity course at FHL this summer. A Pisaster larvae together with beads to visualize the water flow caused by the cilia.
#FunctionalBiodiversity #FridayHarborLaboratory
#FunctionalBiodiversity #FridayHarborLaboratory
November 14, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Another gem from the Functional Biodiversity course at FHL this summer. A Pisaster larvae together with beads to visualize the water flow caused by the cilia.
#FunctionalBiodiversity #FridayHarborLaboratory
#FunctionalBiodiversity #FridayHarborLaboratory
The first post on a new social platform should be cool, so brace yourselves for this stunning slow-mo of a tethered Lottia larvae and its hypnotically beating cilia 🐌
Taken at #FridayHarborLaboratories at the #FunctionalBiodiversity course this summer
Taken at #FridayHarborLaboratories at the #FunctionalBiodiversity course this summer
November 12, 2024 at 3:12 PM
The first post on a new social platform should be cool, so brace yourselves for this stunning slow-mo of a tethered Lottia larvae and its hypnotically beating cilia 🐌
Taken at #FridayHarborLaboratories at the #FunctionalBiodiversity course this summer
Taken at #FridayHarborLaboratories at the #FunctionalBiodiversity course this summer