Julio Hechavarria
@talking-bat.bsky.social
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As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out!
This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors.
Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social
This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors.
Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social
Great @currentbiology.bsky.social study by @xmikezheng20.bsky.social @cliffscience.bsky.social @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social 🧪🧠🐭🎶
Vocal repertoire expansion in singing mice by co-opting a conserved midbrain circuit node
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Vocal repertoire expansion in singing mice by co-opting a conserved midbrain circuit node
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Vocal repertoire expansion in singing mice by co-opting a conserved midbrain circuit node
Zheng and Harpole et al. show that singing mice produce two major vocal modes: ancestral
USVs and novel songs that follow a linearly decelerating rhythm. Although acoustically
distinct, songs and USVs...
www.cell.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out!
This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors.
Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social
This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors.
Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social
Really glad I could contribute to this excellent perspective paper. #Consciousness + #neuroethology + #animal-behavior An interesting mixture for a fun read :)
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 3:37 PM
Really glad I could contribute to this excellent perspective paper. #Consciousness + #neuroethology + #animal-behavior An interesting mixture for a fun read :)
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more orientated towards postdocs & PIs, but some suggestions in this article for starting a academic website: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How to design your academic website - Nature Human Behaviour
An academic website serves as both a public-facing window on the world wide web and an important internal laboratory resource. In this ‘How to’ piece, I outline how to build your academic website, inc...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
more orientated towards postdocs & PIs, but some suggestions in this article for starting a academic website: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Humans are able to revise their beliefs, but can other animals do it? Authors showed that 🐵s looking for a reward remained committed to their initial belief when the evidence supporting the alternative was weaker, but they reconsidered when the new info was stronger! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Humans are able to revise their beliefs, but can other animals do it? Authors showed that 🐵s looking for a reward remained committed to their initial belief when the evidence supporting the alternative was weaker, but they reconsidered when the new info was stronger! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Two weeks left to apply for our graduate school IMPRS-BI and join us as a PhD student! Find out more: imprs-bi.mpg.de
We are recruiting PhD students! Join us in exploring the multiple dimensions of biological intelligence at our international and fully funded graduate program IMPRS-BI in the Munich area, Germany!
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Two weeks left to apply for our graduate school IMPRS-BI and join us as a PhD student! Find out more: imprs-bi.mpg.de
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OPEN PHD POSITION - Come join our group! The IMPRS at @mpi-nl.bsky.social is offering an PhD position on modelling structured meaning in the brain, supervised by me and Helen De Hoop at the Centre for Language Studies in the @dondersinst.bsky.social -
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
IMPRS PhD Fellowships 2026 | Max Planck Institute
www.mpi.nl
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
OPEN PHD POSITION - Come join our group! The IMPRS at @mpi-nl.bsky.social is offering an PhD position on modelling structured meaning in the brain, supervised by me and Helen De Hoop at the Centre for Language Studies in the @dondersinst.bsky.social -
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
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Do flies feel pain?
Spooky new preprint from our lab on the cells and circuits that mediate nociceptive behaviors in adult Drosophila, led by graduate student (and newly minted PhD!) @jonesjes.bsky.social.
🪰⚡👻🎃
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Spooky new preprint from our lab on the cells and circuits that mediate nociceptive behaviors in adult Drosophila, led by graduate student (and newly minted PhD!) @jonesjes.bsky.social.
🪰⚡👻🎃
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Do flies feel pain?
Spooky new preprint from our lab on the cells and circuits that mediate nociceptive behaviors in adult Drosophila, led by graduate student (and newly minted PhD!) @jonesjes.bsky.social.
🪰⚡👻🎃
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Spooky new preprint from our lab on the cells and circuits that mediate nociceptive behaviors in adult Drosophila, led by graduate student (and newly minted PhD!) @jonesjes.bsky.social.
🪰⚡👻🎃
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Thrilled that our paper is out today in Nature!
www.nature.com/articles/s4...
www.nature.com/articles/s4...
Sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits
Nature - Experiments with human volunteers and macaques show that expectations produced by probabilistic cueing of future sensory inputs shape motor circuit dynamics in order to increase the...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thrilled that our paper is out today in Nature!
www.nature.com/articles/s4...
www.nature.com/articles/s4...
Our new preprint is out! This time with a focus on prevocal spiking in the AC and how it encodes single and multi-syllabic vocalizations before they occur!
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 12:50 PM
Our new preprint is out! This time with a focus on prevocal spiking in the AC and how it encodes single and multi-syllabic vocalizations before they occur!
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The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
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Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight
Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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‼️It’s happening!
We’re officially kickstarting the joint SPP x SFB1233 Women’s Retreat!
So wonderful to see all the inspiring PhDs, PIs, and beyond coming together to connect, share, and support each other. 💬✨
Here’s to a retreat full of inspiration, collaboration, and connection!
#SPPXSFB #Neuro
We’re officially kickstarting the joint SPP x SFB1233 Women’s Retreat!
So wonderful to see all the inspiring PhDs, PIs, and beyond coming together to connect, share, and support each other. 💬✨
Here’s to a retreat full of inspiration, collaboration, and connection!
#SPPXSFB #Neuro
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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LOOPs webinar is back after the summer break! 🔄🎉
Don’t miss @ycabral.bsky.social on Competing Rhythms: Understanding and Modulating Auditory Neural Entrainment uncovering how neural oscillations shape auditory perception.🧠🎶
🗓️ Oct 8th, 2025
🕓 4 PM CEST
📍 Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/loops-semi...
Don’t miss @ycabral.bsky.social on Competing Rhythms: Understanding and Modulating Auditory Neural Entrainment uncovering how neural oscillations shape auditory perception.🧠🎶
🗓️ Oct 8th, 2025
🕓 4 PM CEST
📍 Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/loops-semi...
October 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
LOOPs webinar is back after the summer break! 🔄🎉
Don’t miss @ycabral.bsky.social on Competing Rhythms: Understanding and Modulating Auditory Neural Entrainment uncovering how neural oscillations shape auditory perception.🧠🎶
🗓️ Oct 8th, 2025
🕓 4 PM CEST
📍 Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/loops-semi...
Don’t miss @ycabral.bsky.social on Competing Rhythms: Understanding and Modulating Auditory Neural Entrainment uncovering how neural oscillations shape auditory perception.🧠🎶
🗓️ Oct 8th, 2025
🕓 4 PM CEST
📍 Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/loops-semi...
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Neuropixels Ultra!
By @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social, who led a big collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social, who led a big collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ultra-high-density Neuropixels probes improve detection and identification in neuronal recordings
To understand the neural basis of behavior, it is essential to sensitively and accurately measure neural activity at single-neuron and single-spike re…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Neuropixels Ultra!
By @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social, who led a big collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social, who led a big collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.
September 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.
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Glückwunsch zum Buch! 🎉
Wir freuen und auf die bestimmt spannende Lektüre! 📗 :-)
Wir freuen und auf die bestimmt spannende Lektüre! 📗 :-)
Morgen (am 25.9.25) erscheint mein Buch "Mutter Erde", geschrieben gemeinsam mit dem Wissenschaftsjournalisten Jörg Blech. Im Buch schildere ich auch den wissenschaftlichen Prozess der Erforschung des Bodens und seiner Ökologie.
September 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Glückwunsch zum Buch! 🎉
Wir freuen und auf die bestimmt spannende Lektüre! 📗 :-)
Wir freuen und auf die bestimmt spannende Lektüre! 📗 :-)
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Two weeks are left to apply for a 5 year Postdoc position in #neuroscience, #behavior, #neuroethology in collaboration with @puh23.bsky.social from Flinders University. 🇦🇺🇩🇪🐝 👀
We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees.
This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.
Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.
More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...
This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.
Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.
More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...
Postdoctoral Position (f/m/d) at the Chair of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology
Biocenter of the University of Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de
September 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Two weeks are left to apply for a 5 year Postdoc position in #neuroscience, #behavior, #neuroethology in collaboration with @puh23.bsky.social from Flinders University. 🇦🇺🇩🇪🐝 👀
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Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics is back!
Please join us next week for fantastic talks from speakers Rada Mihalcea, Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo, and Tamás Faragó
@barkslab.bsky.social
@radamihalcea.bsky.social
🗓️September 25th 10:00 EST
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence
Please join us next week for fantastic talks from speakers Rada Mihalcea, Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo, and Tamás Faragó
@barkslab.bsky.social
@radamihalcea.bsky.social
🗓️September 25th 10:00 EST
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence
September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics is back!
Please join us next week for fantastic talks from speakers Rada Mihalcea, Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo, and Tamás Faragó
@barkslab.bsky.social
@radamihalcea.bsky.social
🗓️September 25th 10:00 EST
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence
Please join us next week for fantastic talks from speakers Rada Mihalcea, Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo, and Tamás Faragó
@barkslab.bsky.social
@radamihalcea.bsky.social
🗓️September 25th 10:00 EST
✅ Register here: braincoustics.com
#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence
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If you are interested in 🧠 LOOPS this is for YOU.
We are curating an article collection on cortico-subcortical interactions in the vertebrate brain. Participating journals include @commsbio.nature.com @natneuro.nature.com @natcomms.nature.com & SciRep.
We look fwd to your contributions!!
We are curating an article collection on cortico-subcortical interactions in the vertebrate brain. Participating journals include @commsbio.nature.com @natneuro.nature.com @natcomms.nature.com & SciRep.
We look fwd to your contributions!!
🌀 Join the Loop! 🌀
Submit to @natureportfolio.nature.com’s Loops Collection on circuits, feedback & cycles, guest-edited by our own Loops crew @talking-bat.bsky.social , Markus Rothermal & @stefanieliebe.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 ‼️
🔗 www.nature.com/collections/...
Submit now! 🧠🔁
Submit to @natureportfolio.nature.com’s Loops Collection on circuits, feedback & cycles, guest-edited by our own Loops crew @talking-bat.bsky.social , Markus Rothermal & @stefanieliebe.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 ‼️
🔗 www.nature.com/collections/...
Submit now! 🧠🔁
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If you are interested in 🧠 LOOPS this is for YOU.
We are curating an article collection on cortico-subcortical interactions in the vertebrate brain. Participating journals include @commsbio.nature.com @natneuro.nature.com @natcomms.nature.com & SciRep.
We look fwd to your contributions!!
We are curating an article collection on cortico-subcortical interactions in the vertebrate brain. Participating journals include @commsbio.nature.com @natneuro.nature.com @natcomms.nature.com & SciRep.
We look fwd to your contributions!!
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Ultrasonic signals support a large-scale communication landscape in wild mice. 👇 New paper by the ENES Bioacoustics Research Team in @currentbiology.bsky.social
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September 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ultrasonic signals support a large-scale communication landscape in wild mice. 👇 New paper by the ENES Bioacoustics Research Team in @currentbiology.bsky.social
authors.elsevier.com/a/1llMH3QW8S...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1llMH3QW8S...
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Nice article about our paper published today in @royalsocietypublishing.org Interface.
#bioacoustics
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#bioacoustics
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Babies’ cries can make humans physically hotter, research finds
When in distress, babies produce chaotic wails which have pronounced effects on humans, including changes in facial temperature
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Nice article about our paper published today in @royalsocietypublishing.org Interface.
#bioacoustics
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#bioacoustics
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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A common cross-species atlas of cortical gray matter https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.08.675002v1
September 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A common cross-species atlas of cortical gray matter https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.08.675002v1
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New in #JNeurosci from Adjei et al: Male mice acquire aggressive behaviors after watching peers—not strangers—attack intruders, and this may be mediated by excitatory neurons in a region of the medial amygdala. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1018-25.2025
September 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New in #JNeurosci from Adjei et al: Male mice acquire aggressive behaviors after watching peers—not strangers—attack intruders, and this may be mediated by excitatory neurons in a region of the medial amygdala. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1018-25.2025
This is awesome Jerome! Very very happy you got this!
I still can't believe that my ERC starting grant proposal, #BeeSpace got accepted by the @erc.europa.eu. For the next 5 years, we have funding to study place coding in the insect 🐝 brain. Exciting times are ahead. Without the great support of my former PIs this wouldn't have been possible.
We are very proud of our researchers Beatrice Baragli, Jerome Beetz, Jacqueline Degen, Mona Garvert, Jake Greenfield, and Jens Hör: They have been awarded prestigious ERC Starting Grants worth €1.5 million. Congratulations! @erc.europa.eu #ERCStG
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is awesome Jerome! Very very happy you got this!