Susanne Babl
@susannebabl.bsky.social
Neuroethologist - bats and brains 🦇🦇🧠
Postdoc at FU Berlin
Postdoc at FU Berlin
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Our paper “Towards a neuroethological approach to consciousness” is out in Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B.
Together with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Lucia Melloni, we suggest bringing Tinbergen’s framework into consciousness research.
Together with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Lucia Melloni, we suggest bringing Tinbergen’s framework into consciousness research.
Towards a neuroethological approach to consciousness | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Understanding consciousness remains a significant challenge in science. What distinguishes
conscious beings from unconscious systems, such as organoids, artificial intelligence
or other non-sentient e...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Our paper “Towards a neuroethological approach to consciousness” is out in Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B.
Together with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Lucia Melloni, we suggest bringing Tinbergen’s framework into consciousness research.
Together with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Lucia Melloni, we suggest bringing Tinbergen’s framework into consciousness research.
Reposted by Susanne Babl
Sending huge congratulations to Julio Hechavarría @talking-bat.bsky.social on delivering his very first inaugural lecture today at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! What an exciting start of a new a chapter filled with great ideas, strong science, and bat-driven brainloop insights! 👨🏻🏫🦇🧠
#SPP #Neuro
#SPP #Neuro
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sending huge congratulations to Julio Hechavarría @talking-bat.bsky.social on delivering his very first inaugural lecture today at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! What an exciting start of a new a chapter filled with great ideas, strong science, and bat-driven brainloop insights! 👨🏻🏫🦇🧠
#SPP #Neuro
#SPP #Neuro
Our new paper is now in BioRxiv ☺️
See how the auditory cortex encodes vocalizations before the bat produces them 📣🦇🧠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Dennis Röhrig!
See how the auditory cortex encodes vocalizations before the bat produces them 📣🦇🧠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Dennis Röhrig!
Neurons in the bat auditory cortex encode class and complexity of future vocalizations
Vocal production is a complex behavior across the animal kingdom that relies on coordinated motor and auditory networks. However, the contribution of sensory areas in vocal control remains poorly unde...
www.biorxiv.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Our new paper is now in BioRxiv ☺️
See how the auditory cortex encodes vocalizations before the bat produces them 📣🦇🧠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Dennis Röhrig!
See how the auditory cortex encodes vocalizations before the bat produces them 📣🦇🧠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
with @talking-bat.bsky.social and Dennis Röhrig!
Last week, I moved from Frankfurt to Berlin and started my new postdoc position at Freie Uni with @talking-bat.bsky.social and @ycabral.bsky.social 🥳
I am super excited to set up our new lab for more work on bats and their brain+behavior! 🦇🧠🧠
I am super excited to set up our new lab for more work on bats and their brain+behavior! 🦇🧠🧠
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Last week, I moved from Frankfurt to Berlin and started my new postdoc position at Freie Uni with @talking-bat.bsky.social and @ycabral.bsky.social 🥳
I am super excited to set up our new lab for more work on bats and their brain+behavior! 🦇🧠🧠
I am super excited to set up our new lab for more work on bats and their brain+behavior! 🦇🧠🧠
Reposted by Susanne Babl
New paper out!
We found that in pipistrelle bats, social vocalizations carry a stronger phylogenetic signal than echolocation calls, suggesting the former evolve more slowly, while the latter remains flexible and shaped by the environment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We found that in pipistrelle bats, social vocalizations carry a stronger phylogenetic signal than echolocation calls, suggesting the former evolve more slowly, while the latter remains flexible and shaped by the environment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
New paper out!
We found that in pipistrelle bats, social vocalizations carry a stronger phylogenetic signal than echolocation calls, suggesting the former evolve more slowly, while the latter remains flexible and shaped by the environment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We found that in pipistrelle bats, social vocalizations carry a stronger phylogenetic signal than echolocation calls, suggesting the former evolve more slowly, while the latter remains flexible and shaped by the environment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Are you interested in bat vocalizations and the neural circuits that give rise to their emission?🦇🎶🧠
We reviewed the recent literature on neural activity underlying echolocation and communication calls across multiple bat species in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences:
doi.org/10.1111/nyas...
We reviewed the recent literature on neural activity underlying echolocation and communication calls across multiple bat species in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences:
doi.org/10.1111/nyas...
July 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Are you interested in bat vocalizations and the neural circuits that give rise to their emission?🦇🎶🧠
We reviewed the recent literature on neural activity underlying echolocation and communication calls across multiple bat species in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences:
doi.org/10.1111/nyas...
We reviewed the recent literature on neural activity underlying echolocation and communication calls across multiple bat species in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences:
doi.org/10.1111/nyas...
Reposted by Susanne Babl
From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪
plos.io/4edGlY4
plos.io/4edGlY4
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
plos.io
June 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪
plos.io/4edGlY4
plos.io/4edGlY4
Reposted by Susanne Babl
Ever wondered how baby bats learn to sing? 🦇🎶
Turns out, their moms support their practice! Our study shows that maternal feedback leads to:
More vocal practice
Higher song syllable versatility
More mature song syllables
🔗https://elifesciences.org/articles/99474
elifesciences.org/digests/9947...
Turns out, their moms support their practice! Our study shows that maternal feedback leads to:
More vocal practice
Higher song syllable versatility
More mature song syllables
🔗https://elifesciences.org/articles/99474
elifesciences.org/digests/9947...
May 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Ever wondered how baby bats learn to sing? 🦇🎶
Turns out, their moms support their practice! Our study shows that maternal feedback leads to:
More vocal practice
Higher song syllable versatility
More mature song syllables
🔗https://elifesciences.org/articles/99474
elifesciences.org/digests/9947...
Turns out, their moms support their practice! Our study shows that maternal feedback leads to:
More vocal practice
Higher song syllable versatility
More mature song syllables
🔗https://elifesciences.org/articles/99474
elifesciences.org/digests/9947...
Reposted by Susanne Babl
#Hippocampus & PFC interact to support spatial #WorkingMemory, but are dHPC & vHPC functionally redundant in this? @susannebabl.bsky.social @torfisigurdsson.bsky.social show that both regions contribute differentially to spatial WM & coding of spatial info by PFC @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4cXyddO
April 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#Hippocampus & PFC interact to support spatial #WorkingMemory, but are dHPC & vHPC functionally redundant in this? @susannebabl.bsky.social @torfisigurdsson.bsky.social show that both regions contribute differentially to spatial WM & coding of spatial info by PFC @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4cXyddO
The last part of my PhD with @torfisigurdsson.bsky.social is now published in @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
We looked at the interaction of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex during spatial working memory when mice were navigating a T-maze, using ephys and optogenetics 🧠🐭
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
We looked at the interaction of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex during spatial working memory when mice were navigating a T-maze, using ephys and optogenetics 🧠🐭
The dorsal and ventral hippocampus contribute differentially to spatial working memory and spatial coding in the prefrontal cortex
The hippocampus and prefrontal cortex interact to support spatial working memory, but are the dorsal and ventral hippocampus functionally redundant in this context? This study shows that both hippocam...
journals.plos.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The last part of my PhD with @torfisigurdsson.bsky.social is now published in @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
We looked at the interaction of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex during spatial working memory when mice were navigating a T-maze, using ephys and optogenetics 🧠🐭
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
We looked at the interaction of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex during spatial working memory when mice were navigating a T-maze, using ephys and optogenetics 🧠🐭
Reposted by Susanne Babl
In his new book, published today, Nachum Ulanovsky calls on the field to embrace naturalistic conditions and move away from overcontrolled experiments.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
‘Natural Neuroscience,’ an excerpt
In his new book, Nachum Ulanovsky calls on the field to embrace naturalistic conditions and move away from overcontrolled experiments.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In his new book, published today, Nachum Ulanovsky calls on the field to embrace naturalistic conditions and move away from overcontrolled experiments.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...