Alayna G. Mackiewicz, PhD
@agmackiewicz.bsky.social
Lohmann Lab @UNC | sensory biology, animal behavior & neurobiology | from the land of 10,000 lakes | she/her
Reposted by Alayna G. Mackiewicz, PhD
Mystery of how turtles read their magnetic map solved. Alayna Mackiewicz & co reveal that hatchling loggerhead turtles feel the magnetism 🔁
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November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Mystery of how turtles read their magnetic map solved. Alayna Mackiewicz & co reveal that hatchling loggerhead turtles feel the magnetism 🔁
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Read the full research at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Read the full research at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Reposted by Alayna G. Mackiewicz, PhD
The magentic sense is undoubtedly one of the greatest secrets in sensory biology. Whole brain activity mapping in response to 🧲 stimulation revealed a light-independent activity in the medial vestibular nuclei & the caudal mesopallium in the pigeon 🧠
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A global screen for magnetically induced neuronal activity in the pigeon brain
How animals detect the Earth’s magnetic field remains a mystery in sensory biology. Despite extensive behavioral evidence, the neural circuitry and molecular mechanisms responsible for magnetic sensin...
www.science.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The magentic sense is undoubtedly one of the greatest secrets in sensory biology. Whole brain activity mapping in response to 🧲 stimulation revealed a light-independent activity in the medial vestibular nuclei & the caudal mesopallium in the pigeon 🧠
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...