Spencer Balay
@spencerbalay.bsky.social
Postdoc interested in magnetoreception and sensory biology
Excited to share our work on the neuronal & sensory basis of #magnetoreception in pigeons is now online @science.org.
A true team effort with Grégory Nordmann and the Keays lab. Thanks to our great collaborators, facilities, and funding: @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @impvienna.bsky.social
A true team effort with Grégory Nordmann and the Keays lab. Thanks to our great collaborators, facilities, and funding: @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @impvienna.bsky.social
How animals detect the Earth’s magnetic field remains a mystery in sensory biology.
In Science, researchers used whole brain activity mapping, tissue clearing, and light sheet microscopy to identify neuronal populations activated by magnetic stimuli in the pigeon. https://scim.ag/48szWXT
In Science, researchers used whole brain activity mapping, tissue clearing, and light sheet microscopy to identify neuronal populations activated by magnetic stimuli in the pigeon. https://scim.ag/48szWXT
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...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Excited to share our work on the neuronal & sensory basis of #magnetoreception in pigeons is now online @science.org.
A true team effort with Grégory Nordmann and the Keays lab. Thanks to our great collaborators, facilities, and funding: @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @impvienna.bsky.social
A true team effort with Grégory Nordmann and the Keays lab. Thanks to our great collaborators, facilities, and funding: @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @impvienna.bsky.social