Saskia Sperfeld
@saskiasp.bsky.social
PhD student in cognitive neuroscience and behavioral biology, focusing on affective states and acoustic communication in gerbils
University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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The countdown is on: our 1st Göttingen Cognition Forum starts Monday, Oct 13!
We’re excited about the great response and look forward to inspiring talks on this year’s theme: Curiosity and Interaction.
@spp2205.bsky.social @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
events.gwdg.de/event/1099/
We’re excited about the great response and look forward to inspiring talks on this year’s theme: Curiosity and Interaction.
@spp2205.bsky.social @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
events.gwdg.de/event/1099/
The Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity & Interaction
We are pleased to announce the First Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity & Interaction Social and physical interactions with the environment shape cognition in humans and non-human animals alike. Und...
events.gwdg.de
October 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The countdown is on: our 1st Göttingen Cognition Forum starts Monday, Oct 13!
We’re excited about the great response and look forward to inspiring talks on this year’s theme: Curiosity and Interaction.
@spp2205.bsky.social @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
events.gwdg.de/event/1099/
We’re excited about the great response and look forward to inspiring talks on this year’s theme: Curiosity and Interaction.
@spp2205.bsky.social @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
events.gwdg.de/event/1099/
Reposted by Saskia Sperfeld
Ein Fernsehtipp zum Wochenende:
Das Bayerische Fernsehen zeigt eine Doku über die Sprache der Tiere.
Mit dabei: Julia Fischer (@sfb1528.bsky.social; @primatenzentrum.bsky.social ) und ihre Forschung darüber, wie Affen kommunizieren.
📆27.9.2025, 18:45 BR Fernsehen & Mediathek (s.gwdg.de/TDMmkf)
Das Bayerische Fernsehen zeigt eine Doku über die Sprache der Tiere.
Mit dabei: Julia Fischer (@sfb1528.bsky.social; @primatenzentrum.bsky.social ) und ihre Forschung darüber, wie Affen kommunizieren.
📆27.9.2025, 18:45 BR Fernsehen & Mediathek (s.gwdg.de/TDMmkf)
September 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Ein Fernsehtipp zum Wochenende:
Das Bayerische Fernsehen zeigt eine Doku über die Sprache der Tiere.
Mit dabei: Julia Fischer (@sfb1528.bsky.social; @primatenzentrum.bsky.social ) und ihre Forschung darüber, wie Affen kommunizieren.
📆27.9.2025, 18:45 BR Fernsehen & Mediathek (s.gwdg.de/TDMmkf)
Das Bayerische Fernsehen zeigt eine Doku über die Sprache der Tiere.
Mit dabei: Julia Fischer (@sfb1528.bsky.social; @primatenzentrum.bsky.social ) und ihre Forschung darüber, wie Affen kommunizieren.
📆27.9.2025, 18:45 BR Fernsehen & Mediathek (s.gwdg.de/TDMmkf)
Reposted by Saskia Sperfeld
Dogs may watch TV differently depending on their personality, suggests a study in Scientific Reports. Excitable dogs follow on-screen movement, while anxious ones react more to sounds like doorbells or car horns: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#AnimalBehaviour #VetMedSky @natureportfolio.nature.com
#AnimalBehaviour #VetMedSky @natureportfolio.nature.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Dogs may watch TV differently depending on their personality, suggests a study in Scientific Reports. Excitable dogs follow on-screen movement, while anxious ones react more to sounds like doorbells or car horns: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#AnimalBehaviour #VetMedSky @natureportfolio.nature.com
#AnimalBehaviour #VetMedSky @natureportfolio.nature.com
Reposted by Saskia Sperfeld
We’re really enjoying the #gradmeet25 of the @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social so far! It’s already been two days of learning about cool behaviors in various animals🦇🐒🐜
🕷️I’m super excited that I also got to share my own work on the effects of differential prey availability on Pisaura mirabilis females!🕷️
🕷️I’m super excited that I also got to share my own work on the effects of differential prey availability on Pisaura mirabilis females!🕷️
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’re really enjoying the #gradmeet25 of the @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social so far! It’s already been two days of learning about cool behaviors in various animals🦇🐒🐜
🕷️I’m super excited that I also got to share my own work on the effects of differential prey availability on Pisaura mirabilis females!🕷️
🕷️I’m super excited that I also got to share my own work on the effects of differential prey availability on Pisaura mirabilis females!🕷️
Reposted by Saskia Sperfeld
Our 2nd session of the morning focuses on personality and flexibility — from aggression rates in lemurs to inhibition in cichlids, showcasing again the incredible diversity of behavioural research! 🐒🐀🐟
#gradmeet25
@jannesdoesscience.bsky.social @saskiasp.bsky.social
#gradmeet25
@jannesdoesscience.bsky.social @saskiasp.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our 2nd session of the morning focuses on personality and flexibility — from aggression rates in lemurs to inhibition in cichlids, showcasing again the incredible diversity of behavioural research! 🐒🐀🐟
#gradmeet25
@jannesdoesscience.bsky.social @saskiasp.bsky.social
#gradmeet25
@jannesdoesscience.bsky.social @saskiasp.bsky.social
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Humans are obsessed with cognitive skills that make us ‘superior’ to other animals, and we construct rankings of ‘intelligence’ where humans conveniently always take the gold position.
But does a species at the bottom of our intelligence ranking genuinely lack cognitive skills?
#WorldWildlifeDay
But does a species at the bottom of our intelligence ranking genuinely lack cognitive skills?
#WorldWildlifeDay
The ‘World’s Dumbest Bird’ can innovate to find food
For the first time, Palaeognath birds (the ancestral bird grouping containing large, flightless birds like ostriches and emus) are shown to be capable of technical innovation, inventing new behaviour to access concealed food.
spklr.io
March 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Humans are obsessed with cognitive skills that make us ‘superior’ to other animals, and we construct rankings of ‘intelligence’ where humans conveniently always take the gold position.
But does a species at the bottom of our intelligence ranking genuinely lack cognitive skills?
#WorldWildlifeDay
But does a species at the bottom of our intelligence ranking genuinely lack cognitive skills?
#WorldWildlifeDay
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Mark your calendars for a new bridging brain and #bioacoustics seminar!
Join us in two weeks to learn about the ecology and neuroscience of *corvid* vocal behaviors from @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @daliao.bsky.social 🐦⬛
🗓️ March 12th @ 11:00 EDT
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
Join us in two weeks to learn about the ecology and neuroscience of *corvid* vocal behaviors from @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @daliao.bsky.social 🐦⬛
🗓️ March 12th @ 11:00 EDT
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mark your calendars for a new bridging brain and #bioacoustics seminar!
Join us in two weeks to learn about the ecology and neuroscience of *corvid* vocal behaviors from @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @daliao.bsky.social 🐦⬛
🗓️ March 12th @ 11:00 EDT
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
Join us in two weeks to learn about the ecology and neuroscience of *corvid* vocal behaviors from @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @daliao.bsky.social 🐦⬛
🗓️ March 12th @ 11:00 EDT
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
Reposted by Saskia Sperfeld
For German readers interested in animal innovation and tool use. My new book is now available !
( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher)
www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher)
www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
Der Erfindergeist der Tiere – Brandstätter Verlag
Das erste Buch der international führenden Verhaltensforscherin Alice Auersperg
www.brandstaetterverlag.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For German readers interested in animal innovation and tool use. My new book is now available !
( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher)
www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher)
www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
Reposted by Saskia Sperfeld
🚀 Exciting news! The second part of our webinar The Art of Communicating Animal Research in the 21st Century now has a date! 📅 Stay tuned for details—this session will dive into AI tools for making research communication easier & more engaging. 🔥
#AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social
#AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🚀 Exciting news! The second part of our webinar The Art of Communicating Animal Research in the 21st Century now has a date! 📅 Stay tuned for details—this session will dive into AI tools for making research communication easier & more engaging. 🔥
#AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social
#AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social
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ETHOLOGY: Animal ethics in behavioural studies - read our commentary (by @hanjabrrr.bsky.social and Fritz Trillmich) on a recently published TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social article promoting a more nuanced view on animal testing 🦝🔬
It's #OpenAccess: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It's #OpenAccess: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Animal research revisited – the case of behavioural studies
Animal research is a matter of intense public debate, with some people supporting
and some opposing it. Drawing from examples of behavioural biology, we argue that
such an ‘all-or-nothing’ debate fall...
www.cell.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
ETHOLOGY: Animal ethics in behavioural studies - read our commentary (by @hanjabrrr.bsky.social and Fritz Trillmich) on a recently published TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social article promoting a more nuanced view on animal testing 🦝🔬
It's #OpenAccess: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It's #OpenAccess: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....