MPI for Biological Intelligence
@mpiforbi.bsky.social
Max Planck Institute investigating how animals acquire, store, apply and pass on knowledge about their environment.
How does a fish know when to blend in? Scientists identified a key circuit controlling camouflage in zebrafish – from cells in the retina sensing light to nerve cells in the brain controlling the release of a hormone that pales the skin to match bright backgrounds.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
How does a fish know when to blend in? Scientists identified a key circuit controlling camouflage in zebrafish – from cells in the retina sensing light to nerve cells in the brain controlling the release of a hormone that pales the skin to match bright backgrounds.
www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-11...
www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-11...
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#pictureofthemonth: The pic shows 30 different protein types with spatial resolution in a neuronal „atlas“ created with the imaging method SUM-PAINT.
More: www.biochem.mpg.de/jungmann
November – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Image by Eduard Unterauer"
More: www.biochem.mpg.de/jungmann
November – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Image by Eduard Unterauer"
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#pictureofthemonth: The pic shows 30 different protein types with spatial resolution in a neuronal „atlas“ created with the imaging method SUM-PAINT.
More: www.biochem.mpg.de/jungmann
November – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Image by Eduard Unterauer"
More: www.biochem.mpg.de/jungmann
November – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Image by Eduard Unterauer"
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ÜBERRASCHENDE ZUSAMMENHÄNGE: #DARMBAKTERIEN ALS AUSLÖSER DER #MULTIPLEN #SKLEROSE?
Allgemeinverständlicher Vortrag am 11.11.25 um 19 Uhr mit unserer BMC Grupppenleiterin Dr. Anneli Peters ⬇️ (vor Ort & Hybrid)
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Allgemeinverständlicher Vortrag am 11.11.25 um 19 Uhr mit unserer BMC Grupppenleiterin Dr. Anneli Peters ⬇️ (vor Ort & Hybrid)
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Was Wissen schafft
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October 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
ÜBERRASCHENDE ZUSAMMENHÄNGE: #DARMBAKTERIEN ALS AUSLÖSER DER #MULTIPLEN #SKLEROSE?
Allgemeinverständlicher Vortrag am 11.11.25 um 19 Uhr mit unserer BMC Grupppenleiterin Dr. Anneli Peters ⬇️ (vor Ort & Hybrid)
www.bi.mpg.de/wws
Allgemeinverständlicher Vortrag am 11.11.25 um 19 Uhr mit unserer BMC Grupppenleiterin Dr. Anneli Peters ⬇️ (vor Ort & Hybrid)
www.bi.mpg.de/wws
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Blau, weiß, grünlich: Wie schafft es der Kuckuck, seine Eierfarbe an unterschiedliche Wirtsvögel anzupassen? LMU-Forschende zeigen: Die Farbe wird über die Mutterlinie vererbt – das ermöglicht Anpassung ohne Aufspaltung in spezialisierte Populationen. @mpiforbi.bsky.social www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
Kuckuck: Mütterliche Gene sorgen für verschiedenfarbige Eier
Je nach Wirtsvogel legen Europäische Kuckucke ganz unterschiedliche Eier. Genetische Analysen zeigen, wie diese Anpassung vererbt wird, ohne dass es zur Aufspaltung der Art kommt.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Blau, weiß, grünlich: Wie schafft es der Kuckuck, seine Eierfarbe an unterschiedliche Wirtsvögel anzupassen? LMU-Forschende zeigen: Die Farbe wird über die Mutterlinie vererbt – das ermöglicht Anpassung ohne Aufspaltung in spezialisierte Populationen. @mpiforbi.bsky.social www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
Two weeks left to apply for our graduate school IMPRS-BI and join us as a PhD student! Find out more: imprs-bi.mpg.de
We are recruiting PhD students! Join us in exploring the multiple dimensions of biological intelligence at our international and fully funded graduate program IMPRS-BI in the Munich area, Germany!
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Two weeks left to apply for our graduate school IMPRS-BI and join us as a PhD student! Find out more: imprs-bi.mpg.de
3 days left to apply for our emerging scientist talk series!!
www.bi.mpg.de/ess
www.bi.mpg.de/ess
Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
3 days left to apply for our emerging scientist talk series!!
www.bi.mpg.de/ess
www.bi.mpg.de/ess
How does the brain maintain dormant core abilities even when they're not used? A new study in female canaries shows that their neural circuit for song learning remains intact throughout life, even though the females usually never sing.
Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-10...
Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-10...
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
How does the brain maintain dormant core abilities even when they're not used? A new study in female canaries shows that their neural circuit for song learning remains intact throughout life, even though the females usually never sing.
Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-10...
Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-10...
What is the genetic basis of bird migration? Find out in our next keynote lecture by Miriam Liedvogel @genmig.bsky.social, Professor of Ornithology at the Uni Oldenburg and Director of the Institute of Avian Research!
📍October 21 at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
📍October 21 at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What is the genetic basis of bird migration? Find out in our next keynote lecture by Miriam Liedvogel @genmig.bsky.social, Professor of Ornithology at the Uni Oldenburg and Director of the Institute of Avian Research!
📍October 21 at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
📍October 21 at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Our PhD students led a summer school on animal bioacoustics in The Gambia! Ten undergrads learned to record, analyze & understand wildlife sounds — supported by the Bridging Minds Max Planck Africa Initiative.
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Our PhD students led a summer school on animal bioacoustics in The Gambia! Ten undergrads learned to record, analyze & understand wildlife sounds — supported by the Bridging Minds Max Planck Africa Initiative.
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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀?
Visit our career fair at the Open Day! Scientist, service empolyees, trainees or HR: Meet your future co-worker and ask them all your questions!
Find out more (in German): lnkd.in/d2TuWrQx
Visit our career fair at the Open Day! Scientist, service empolyees, trainees or HR: Meet your future co-worker and ask them all your questions!
Find out more (in German): lnkd.in/d2TuWrQx
October 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀?
Visit our career fair at the Open Day! Scientist, service empolyees, trainees or HR: Meet your future co-worker and ask them all your questions!
Find out more (in German): lnkd.in/d2TuWrQx
Visit our career fair at the Open Day! Scientist, service empolyees, trainees or HR: Meet your future co-worker and ask them all your questions!
Find out more (in German): lnkd.in/d2TuWrQx
We are happy to welcome Joseph Parker, the Director of the Center for Evolutionary Science at Caltech, as keynote speaker at our Institute next week! Join us for his lecture on October 14, 11 am in the large lecture hall in Martinsried!
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are happy to welcome Joseph Parker, the Director of the Center for Evolutionary Science at Caltech, as keynote speaker at our Institute next week! Join us for his lecture on October 14, 11 am in the large lecture hall in Martinsried!
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
#pictureofthemonth: A male white-browed sparrow-weaver in the Kalahari savannah takes a break from
feeding its chicks.
Find out more: www.bi.mpg.de/gahr
October – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Picture by Lisa Trost
feeding its chicks.
Find out more: www.bi.mpg.de/gahr
October – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Picture by Lisa Trost
October 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
#pictureofthemonth: A male white-browed sparrow-weaver in the Kalahari savannah takes a break from
feeding its chicks.
Find out more: www.bi.mpg.de/gahr
October – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Picture by Lisa Trost
feeding its chicks.
Find out more: www.bi.mpg.de/gahr
October – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Picture by Lisa Trost
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The Neuroscience School for Advanced Studies "Brain Plasticity: Neural Basis of Individuality" led by LIP Director Ulman Lindenberger and Tobias Bonhoeffer @mpiforbi.bsky.social has just ended at San Servolo, Venice! #nsas
October 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The Neuroscience School for Advanced Studies "Brain Plasticity: Neural Basis of Individuality" led by LIP Director Ulman Lindenberger and Tobias Bonhoeffer @mpiforbi.bsky.social has just ended at San Servolo, Venice! #nsas
How do we investigate the complexities of the brain? Step into our labs and find out firsthand! From experiments to lab tours – have a look on October 25 and talk to us about our research!
🧪🧠Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
🧪🧠Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How do we investigate the complexities of the brain? Step into our labs and find out firsthand! From experiments to lab tours – have a look on October 25 and talk to us about our research!
🧪🧠Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
🧪🧠Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
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From DNA to proteins: How do we investigate how life unfolds?
✨ Hands-on, minds-blown: Get exciting insights into our leading life-science research in Martinsried at our Open Day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
✨ Hands-on, minds-blown: Get exciting insights into our leading life-science research in Martinsried at our Open Day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
From DNA to proteins: How do we investigate how life unfolds?
✨ Hands-on, minds-blown: Get exciting insights into our leading life-science research in Martinsried at our Open Day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
✨ Hands-on, minds-blown: Get exciting insights into our leading life-science research in Martinsried at our Open Day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
Elektrizität als Sprache von Lebewesen: Für ein “Heimspiel Wissenschaft” kehrt unser Wissenschaftler Etienne Serbe-Kamp in sein Heimatdorf ins Allgäu zurück, um mit spannenden Mitmach-Experimenten für Forschung zu begeistern!🧪🧠⚡
Mehr Infos: heimspiel-wissenschaft.de/veranstaltun...
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Mehr Infos: heimspiel-wissenschaft.de/veranstaltun...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Elektrizität als Sprache von Lebewesen: Für ein “Heimspiel Wissenschaft” kehrt unser Wissenschaftler Etienne Serbe-Kamp in sein Heimatdorf ins Allgäu zurück, um mit spannenden Mitmach-Experimenten für Forschung zu begeistern!🧪🧠⚡
Mehr Infos: heimspiel-wissenschaft.de/veranstaltun...
@maxplanck.de
Mehr Infos: heimspiel-wissenschaft.de/veranstaltun...
@maxplanck.de
We are recruiting PhD students! Join us in exploring the multiple dimensions of biological intelligence at our international and fully funded graduate program IMPRS-BI in the Munich area, Germany!
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
October 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
We are recruiting PhD students! Join us in exploring the multiple dimensions of biological intelligence at our international and fully funded graduate program IMPRS-BI in the Munich area, Germany!
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
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Lisa Fenk @fleyes.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social presenting at @univie.ac.at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social today on the remarkable world of eye muscles in dipteran flies. Check out the original description of fruitfly eye movements here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Lisa Fenk @fleyes.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social presenting at @univie.ac.at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social today on the remarkable world of eye muscles in dipteran flies. Check out the original description of fruitfly eye movements here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Call them Dr., please! 🎓 We are incredibly proud of our recently graduated PhDs and wish them all the best for their future! 🎉✨
September 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Call them Dr., please! 🎓 We are incredibly proud of our recently graduated PhDs and wish them all the best for their future! 🎉✨
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𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵?
Then join us at our Open Day and get exciting sneak peaks behind the scenes of one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Martinsried.
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
Then join us at our Open Day and get exciting sneak peaks behind the scenes of one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Martinsried.
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵?
Then join us at our Open Day and get exciting sneak peaks behind the scenes of one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Martinsried.
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
Then join us at our Open Day and get exciting sneak peaks behind the scenes of one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Martinsried.
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
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Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
Curious about how your body and brain interact when you learn? Find out more at our next "Emerging Scientist Talk" with Christopher Zimmerman, a postdoc at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute!
📍September 30 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
📍September 30 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Curious about how your body and brain interact when you learn? Find out more at our next "Emerging Scientist Talk" with Christopher Zimmerman, a postdoc at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute!
📍September 30 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
📍September 30 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
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Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
Directors
The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
🧪Want to work in the lab like a pro? Do hands-on experiments yourself at our Open Day!
In our visitors’ laboratory, we offer different courses – and that’s only one of many exciting program points throughout the day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
@mpibiochem.bsky.social
In our visitors’ laboratory, we offer different courses – and that’s only one of many exciting program points throughout the day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
@mpibiochem.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🧪Want to work in the lab like a pro? Do hands-on experiments yourself at our Open Day!
In our visitors’ laboratory, we offer different courses – and that’s only one of many exciting program points throughout the day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
@mpibiochem.bsky.social
In our visitors’ laboratory, we offer different courses – and that’s only one of many exciting program points throughout the day!
Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/
@mpibiochem.bsky.social