Philipp Brand
@pbrand.bsky.social
PI of Evolutionary Neuroscience and Behavior Group at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.
Evolution of behavior, neural circuits, chemical senses, and speciation.
he/him
https://brain.mpg.de/home
Evolution of behavior, neural circuits, chemical senses, and speciation.
he/him
https://brain.mpg.de/home
Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
Proud that one of my photographs has made the cover of Cell. (first 'official' photograph publication) Very happy to contribute the pic and highlight the latest publication of the Ruta lab.
March 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Proud that one of my photographs has made the cover of Cell. (first 'official' photograph publication) Very happy to contribute the pic and highlight the latest publication of the Ruta lab.
Phidippus jumping spider
December 7, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Phidippus jumping spider
Asilid fly feeding on a hemipteran. Seen in south Texas. #naturephotography #entoart
November 29, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Asilid fly feeding on a hemipteran. Seen in south Texas. #naturephotography #entoart
Beautiful Drosophila feeding on a (also ok looking) Heliconia flower. Shot 2022 in Costa Rica
October 31, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Beautiful Drosophila feeding on a (also ok looking) Heliconia flower. Shot 2022 in Costa Rica
Drosophila on a mushroom caught in NYC this summer
October 25, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Drosophila on a mushroom caught in NYC this summer