News and research highlights from the department "Genes - Circuits - Behavior"

What shapes a neuron's form, function and how quickly it matures? For this year's two Young Scientist Award winners, part of the answer lies beyond the genes a cell switches on, in where and when it is born. more

The individual steps of nest-building are instinctive, but only through practice do the fish become true masters. more

Scientists trace dynamic color-change circuit in zebrafish larvae more

A comparison of hunting behaviours in five fish species reveals that larval prey-capture strategies differ dramatically across evolution. more

3D-printed snail shells provide insights into the brood care of cichlids more

Is the idea of free will an illusion created by our brain? more

10 million euros awarded to zebrafish researchers  more

Otto Hahn Medal honors Johannes Kappel for outstanding research   more

A novel chemical labeling method allows transient events in cells to be recorded for later analysis more

Dive into the investigation of the complex social behaviors of Cichlids.  more

Watch Joe at his multi-faceted work to investigate the integration of sensory input. more

Brain circuits for vision develop without any kind of input from the retina in zebrafish more

Ilaria Vitali and Johannes Kappel receive Young Scientist Award more

A detailed atlas of gene expression in the zebrafish brain more

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

Yunmin Wu receives award for outstanding research more

A newly discovered circuit helps fish to prioritize more

New study decodes the molecular diversity of neurons in the zebrafish retina more

Johannes Larsch and Daniel Gehrlach receive the Young Scientist Award 2019 more

Neurons in a visual brain area of zebrafish are arranged as a map for catching prey more