Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Departments and Research Groups Susanne Hoffmann News News and research highlights from the research group "Neural Mechanisms of Natural Behavior" All Can birds hear with their feathers? March 27, 2026 Susanne Hoffmann awarded prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grant to find out. more Neuronal mechanisms of alarm calling behavior June 17, 2024 Susanne Hoffmann receives ERC Consolidator Grant for her research on alarm calls in birds more Activating the indicator and performing a shoulder check – essential also for zebra finches June 30, 2022 Zebra finches communicate via eye contact and calls to coordinate their spatial positions during flocking flight more The brains of birds synchronize when they sing duets June 12, 2019 Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing together more
