Home BI-seminars Talks at the MPI for Biological Intelligence Keynote Lectures An internal committee identifies and invites outstanding scientists from areas related to the research at our institute. more Emerging Scientist Series We encourage excellent postdocs to give a talk at the institute. more Institute Seminars Our research departments and groups organize regular seminars relevant to their research fields. more Gender in Ecology & Neuroscience Seminar Series This seminar series has two aims: To contribute to a precise and un-biased understanding of sex in ecology and neuroscience and to put a spotlight on the situation of researchers of different genders in the field. more Upcoming talks Neural targets of serotonin and psychedelics Date: Aug 6, 2024 Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Takashi Kawashima Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Location: MPI BI Martinsried Room: MPIBI, Seminar room NQ 105 Host: Herwig Baier Contact: herwig.baier@bi.mpg.de [more] Neuroscience going wild: Neural codes for space in social groups of bats and in bats navigating outdoors on a remote oceanic island Date: Sep 3, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Nachum Ulanovsky Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Location: MPI BI Martinsried Room: MPI BI, T-Building, Large lecture hall Host: Daniela Vallentin Contact: daniela.vallentin@bi.mpg.de [more] Toward a Neurobiology of Corvid Tool Use Date: Sep 17, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Felix Moll University Tübingen, Tübingen Location: MPI BI Seewiesen Room: MPI BI Seewiesen, Haus 4, Seminarraum 4/0.07 und 4/0.08 Host: Daniela Vallentin Contact: daniela.vallentin@bi.mpg.de [more] The shark embryo as a model to study the origin and evolution of the vertebrate telencephalon Date: Sep 24, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Idoia Quintana-Urzainqui European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg Location: MPI BI Martinsried Room: NQ105 Host: Elena Dvoretskova Contact: elena.dvoretskova@bi.mpg.de [more] Group behavior and neural responses in the mammalian hippocampus, using wireless methods to record neural activity and behavior in groups of freely flying bats Date: Oct 29, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Angelo Forli University of California, Berkeley Location: MPI BI Seewiesen Room: MPI BI Seewiesen, Haus 4, Seminarraum 4/0.07 und 4/0.08 Host: Thejasvi Beleyur Contact: thejasvi.beleyur@bi.mpg.de [more]