Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
@mpfneuro.bsky.social
The only Max Planck Institute in the US, unlocking curiosity-driven discoveries about neural circuits and brain function.
Join us for a Science Meets Music concert on Feb. 11! Dr. Moritz Helmstaedter, Dir. at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research & classical pianist, will discuss how the brain processes expectations & empowers music recall.
Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmfeb26/
Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmfeb26/
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Join us for a Science Meets Music concert on Feb. 11! Dr. Moritz Helmstaedter, Dir. at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research & classical pianist, will discuss how the brain processes expectations & empowers music recall.
Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmfeb26/
Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmfeb26/
What a great talk today with Zixuan Deng from the University of Chicago! She shared her research on how our brains compute motion in natural scenes. It turns out our visual circuits work differently when we look at the real world compared to simple lab stimuli. Thank you for sharing your science!
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
What a great talk today with Zixuan Deng from the University of Chicago! She shared her research on how our brains compute motion in natural scenes. It turns out our visual circuits work differently when we look at the real world compared to simple lab stimuli. Thank you for sharing your science!
Applications for our high school internship program are due soon! This program gives students the opportunity to accelerate their academic and scientific careers by working with MPFI researchers and technical experts. Don't miss out on this opportunity, visit buff.ly/J8NNheS to learn more & apply!
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Applications for our high school internship program are due soon! This program gives students the opportunity to accelerate their academic and scientific careers by working with MPFI researchers and technical experts. Don't miss out on this opportunity, visit buff.ly/J8NNheS to learn more & apply!
Join us for Science Meets Music, Jan. 28! Dr. Ivan De Araujo, Director at @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, will discuss how signals made in the GI tissue impact our psychological states. Classical guitar selections by the Eden Stell Guitar Duo. Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmjan26/
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Join us for Science Meets Music, Jan. 28! Dr. Ivan De Araujo, Director at @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, will discuss how signals made in the GI tissue impact our psychological states. Classical guitar selections by the Eden Stell Guitar Duo. Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmjan26/
Thank you to Dr. Sang Jeong Kim for visiting today and for a wonderful seminar on his latest findings on cerebellar homeostatic plasticity. Want to learn more? Listen to Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions podcast episode Pain and Plasticity With Sang Jeong Kim buff.ly/d4wtSHZ
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Thank you to Dr. Sang Jeong Kim for visiting today and for a wonderful seminar on his latest findings on cerebellar homeostatic plasticity. Want to learn more? Listen to Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions podcast episode Pain and Plasticity With Sang Jeong Kim buff.ly/d4wtSHZ
Join us for Science Meets Music, Jan. 28! Dr. Ivan De Araujo, Director at @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, will discuss how signals made in the GI tissue impact our psychological states. Classical guitar selections by the Eden Stell Guitar Duo. Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmjan26/
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join us for Science Meets Music, Jan. 28! Dr. Ivan De Araujo, Director at @mpicybernetics.bsky.social, will discuss how signals made in the GI tissue impact our psychological states. Classical guitar selections by the Eden Stell Guitar Duo. Register now: www.mpfi.org/smmjan26/
Applications are open for our 6-week paid summer internship program! High school students will get experience in research, mechanical engineering, or data science, working alongside MPFI researchers. New this year, we've added a coding for public engagement track! Learn more at buff.ly/QIgug8A
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Applications are open for our 6-week paid summer internship program! High school students will get experience in research, mechanical engineering, or data science, working alongside MPFI researchers. New this year, we've added a coding for public engagement track! Learn more at buff.ly/QIgug8A
‼️ The deadline to submit your abstract for Sunposium is tomorrow‼️
Don't miss your chance to showcase your work, receive feedback, and network in West Palm Beach, Florida! 🌴☀️
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Don't miss your chance to showcase your work, receive feedback, and network in West Palm Beach, Florida! 🌴☀️
buff.ly/UihPE5a
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
‼️ The deadline to submit your abstract for Sunposium is tomorrow‼️
Don't miss your chance to showcase your work, receive feedback, and network in West Palm Beach, Florida! 🌴☀️
buff.ly/UihPE5a
Don't miss your chance to showcase your work, receive feedback, and network in West Palm Beach, Florida! 🌴☀️
buff.ly/UihPE5a
Scientists at MPFI have uncovered how the brain navigates without visual cues, identifying distinct ramping-based patterns of brain activity unique from well-described place-based coding. These patterns mark the start of movement and encode how far an animal has traveled. Learn more: buff.ly/P96KJMo
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Scientists at MPFI have uncovered how the brain navigates without visual cues, identifying distinct ramping-based patterns of brain activity unique from well-described place-based coding. These patterns mark the start of movement and encode how far an animal has traveled. Learn more: buff.ly/P96KJMo
We had a fantastic talk today with @ZhenggangZhu on "The Dopamine Pedal"! He presented fascinating research on how our brains drive us to overeat. Thank you for the insightful presentation! #Neuroscience #Dopamine #BrainResearch
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We had a fantastic talk today with @ZhenggangZhu on "The Dopamine Pedal"! He presented fascinating research on how our brains drive us to overeat. Thank you for the insightful presentation! #Neuroscience #Dopamine #BrainResearch
Congrats to Dr. Ilika Ghosh of MPFI’s Rangaraju Lab, who was selected to speak at #CellBio2025 and awarded an ASCB Travel Grant! Attending the meeting? Don’t miss her Dec 8 talk in the Compartmentalized Signaling in Neurons symposium.
December 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congrats to Dr. Ilika Ghosh of MPFI’s Rangaraju Lab, who was selected to speak at #CellBio2025 and awarded an ASCB Travel Grant! Attending the meeting? Don’t miss her Dec 8 talk in the Compartmentalized Signaling in Neurons symposium.
We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Ashok Litwin-Kumar from Columbia University as part of our seminar series today and hear about his latest research on connectome-constrained neural networks.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Ashok Litwin-Kumar from Columbia University as part of our seminar series today and hear about his latest research on connectome-constrained neural networks.
In @thetransmitter.bsky.social's 2025 State of Neuroscience Report, @lintianphd.bsky.social shares her perspective on 3 three topics:
- Multidisciplinary research
- The future of training
- Impacts of funding cuts on neuroscience education
Explore her insights: bit.ly/4pPi3s9
- Multidisciplinary research
- The future of training
- Impacts of funding cuts on neuroscience education
Explore her insights: bit.ly/4pPi3s9
The state of neuroscience in 2025: An overview
The Transmitter presents a portrait of the field through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In @thetransmitter.bsky.social's 2025 State of Neuroscience Report, @lintianphd.bsky.social shares her perspective on 3 three topics:
- Multidisciplinary research
- The future of training
- Impacts of funding cuts on neuroscience education
Explore her insights: bit.ly/4pPi3s9
- Multidisciplinary research
- The future of training
- Impacts of funding cuts on neuroscience education
Explore her insights: bit.ly/4pPi3s9
Scientists have discovered that genetically eliminating Centaurin-α1, a specific brain protein previously associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression, can lessen many of the cognitive deficits and brain damage caused by the disease in mice. Learn more: buff.ly/Pc1kbEu
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Scientists have discovered that genetically eliminating Centaurin-α1, a specific brain protein previously associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression, can lessen many of the cognitive deficits and brain damage caused by the disease in mice. Learn more: buff.ly/Pc1kbEu
Reposted by Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Nature research paper: Integrator dynamics in the cortico-basal ganglia loop for flexible motor timing
go.nature.com/4oX2rmq
go.nature.com/4oX2rmq
Integrator dynamics in the cortico-basal ganglia loop for flexible motor timing - Nature
How the mouse frontal cortex and striatum interact to implement integrator dynamics controlling movement timing is explored.
go.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Nature research paper: Integrator dynamics in the cortico-basal ganglia loop for flexible motor timing
go.nature.com/4oX2rmq
go.nature.com/4oX2rmq
Application deadline approaching: December 1st
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Application deadline approaching: December 1st
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
Save the date for the free 2026 Science Meets Music concert/lecture series!
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Save the date for the free 2026 Science Meets Music concert/lecture series!
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
That’s a wrap on #SfN2025! Did you miss an MPFI session? Have questions about our programs? We’d love to hear from you.
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That’s a wrap on #SfN2025! Did you miss an MPFI session? Have questions about our programs? We’d love to hear from you.
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
How does the brain keep time? MPFI researcher Dr. Zidan Yang explains.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
How does the brain keep time? MPFI researcher Dr. Zidan Yang explains.
MPFI Scientists have discovered how two brain areas work together like an hourglass to flexibly control movement timing. Their findings are published in @nature.com today. buff.ly/rZI0MHV
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
MPFI Scientists have discovered how two brain areas work together like an hourglass to flexibly control movement timing. Their findings are published in @nature.com today. buff.ly/rZI0MHV
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
#SfN2025 attendees: Curious about PhD options?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#SfN2025 attendees: Curious about PhD options?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
Curious about PhD opportunities?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Curious about PhD opportunities?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
#SfN2025 Day 3! Don't miss this Monday session: Zhe Zhao, # BB15, 1-5pm.
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#SfN2025 Day 3! Don't miss this Monday session: Zhe Zhao, # BB15, 1-5pm.
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Curious about PhD opportunities? Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm #SfN2025
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Curious about PhD opportunities? Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm #SfN2025