Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Departments and Research Groups Susanne Hoffmann Projects Projects of the research group "Neural Mechanisms of Natural Behavior" Alarm calling behavior We are interested in the neuronal basis of alarm calls and how the brain triggers behavior that is attuned to them. more Duet singing We aim to understand the neuronal mechanisms that underly duet singing of birds. more Avian echolocation The neural mechanisms of echolocation in birds are not yet well understood. We would like to change this. more Parent-embryo communication We are investigating the signals that enable bird embryos to receive information about the environment from their parents. more Collective flight behavior Flocks of birds are generally well organized. We seek to understand which signals the animals use to coordinate their movements. more
