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A detailed atlas of gene expression in the zebrafish brain more

Daurian redstarts move closer to humans to protect their nests from brood parasitism more

Lukas Groschner receives Schilling Research Award of the German Neuroscience Society 2023 more

Two new international programs for doctoral students start at the Max Planck Institutes in Martinsried and Seewiesen more

This ability is an important prerequisite for self-representation and episodic memory more

Angelika Harbauer receives ERC Starting Grant for her research on mitochondria more

Great tits reveal how birds cope with changes in environmental temperatures more

Sandra Reinert, Renée Vieira and Sandra Fendl recognized for outstanding publications more

Fly eyes are less rigid than we thought more

New Neuropixels technology provides evidence of mosaic-like neural connections more

Woodpeckers taste sweet, but wrynecks—unusual woodpeckers that specialize on ants—lost the ability to taste sugars more

Specialized nerve cells in the zebrafish visual system enable recognition of conspecifics more

Zebra finches communicate via eye contact and calls to coordinate their spatial positions during flocking flight more

Interview with zoologist Auguste of Bavaria on endangered parrots and their suitability as pets more

The breeding pair jointly builds a complex nest with asymmetric architecture more

Cellular power plants carry along blueprints to make new proteins at their destination more

Omnipresent and yet hardly explored: Electrical synapses more

Artificial intelligence succeeds where we struggle more

A genetic conflict between the sexes promotes intraspecific diversity in ruffs more

Structure and function of neurons are closely linked in the cerebral cortex more

Study deciphers how a single nerve cell can multiply more

A test of the sperm storage hypothesis more

Insights into the mechanisms leading to different cell types in the brain more

The MPI of Neurobiology and the MPI for Ornithology will merge to form a new institute as of January 1st 2022 more

As a result, the plumage absorbs less solar energy and thus prevents overheating during long flights. more

The brain uses bodily signals to regulate fear. more

Females remain unmated when competition for preferred mates is too big - but then often smuggle their eggs into other nests more

African grey parrots may have better self-control than macaws more

Pupil size changes in awake and sleeping birds in opposite ways to mammals more

Pupil size changes in awake and sleeping birds in opposite ways to mammals more

Mice’s learning skills help researchers pinpointing brain areas where acquired knowledge is stored. more

Mice’s learning skills help researchers pinpointing brain areas where acquired knowledge is stored. more

New mouse type reveals when neurons fail to cope with misfolded proteins more

New mouse type reveals when neurons fail to cope with misfolded proteins more

Young Scientist Award 2020 goes to Nikolai Hörmann and Nate Nejc Dolensek more

To fly straight, fruit flies need the ability to detect motion. more

To fly straight, fruit flies need the ability to detect motion. more

Longer breaks during learning lead to more stable activation patterns in the brain. more

Longer breaks during learning lead to more stable activation patterns in the brain. more

Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar more

Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar more

Yunmin Wu receives award for outstanding research more

In the visual thalamus, neurons are in contact with both eyes but respond to only one. more

In the visual thalamus, neurons are in contact with both eyes but respond to only one. more

Zebra finches also suffer from a suppressed immune function due to the chronic stress more

Zebra finches also suffer from a suppressed immune function due to the chronic stress more

Bavaria invests up to 500 million euros in the competitive development of the Martinsried Max Planck Campus into an outstanding international research hub more

Bavaria invests up to 500 million euros in the competitive development of the Martinsried Max Planck Campus into an outstanding international research hub more

Bavaria invests up to 500 million euros in the competitive development of the Martinsried Max Planck Campus into an outstanding international research hub more

Mice master complex thinking with a remarkable capacity for abstraction more