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Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics

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virtual seminar series bridging the neuroscience and ecology of animal sound // monthly talks by early career researchers // run by Nick Jourjine and Maya Woolfolk // website: braincoustics.com

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Big thanks to todayβ€˜s speakers and to everyone who joined live!

If you couldn’t make it, recordings of both talks are now up on our website, where you can find out the answer to one of lifeβ€˜s most enigmatic questions: fish or fart?

www.braincoustics.com

30.01.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Learn about fish bioacoustics in 1 hour (12:30pm EST)!

Still time to register at
braincoustics.com

30.01.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seminar Tomorrow!

These talks are going to be fishtastic, you can get the link to join by registering here:

braincoustics.com

29.01.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reminders!

1. We have a fantastic seminar on fish sounds coming up this Friday the 30th @ 12:30 ET!

Details/registration here:

braincoustics.com

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It is so important for our community (for humanity!) that this fascist organization is abolished, prosecuted, and punished

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26.01.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics Seminar announcement for Friday, January 30th at 12:30 ET

From Audrey Looby, University of Victoria:
"The Prevalence and Important of Soniferous Fishes"

From Brooke Vetter, University of St. Thomas
"Anthropogenic Noise and Fish Hearing: From Ecological Impacts to Invasive Species Management"

Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics Seminar announcement for Friday, January 30th at 12:30 ET From Audrey Looby, University of Victoria: "The Prevalence and Important of Soniferous Fishes" From Brooke Vetter, University of St. Thomas "Anthropogenic Noise and Fish Hearing: From Ecological Impacts to Invasive Species Management"

πŸ“£ New Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics Seminar next week!

Join us to learn about the ecology and neuroscience of soniferous fish from Audrey Looby and Brooke Vetter
🐟🐠🐑

@FishSounds.bsky.social

#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence
#prattle πŸ’¬

πŸ—“οΈ January 30th, 12:30 ET
βœ… Register here: www.braincoustics.com

22.01.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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We do! The most recent seminars are available at www.braincoustics.com
in case you miss them

24.11.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much to this weekβ€˜s speakers and to everyone who joined for the discussion!

Recordings of the talks are now up on our website for those who missed them live - enjoy!

www.braincoustics.com

#prattle πŸ’¬
#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence

21.11.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Big week for mouse squeaks coming up! 🐁 πŸ’¬

πŸ—“οΈ11/18: BBB seminar with @emilyjanedennis.bsky.social and Stuart Newson of the @btobirds.bsky.social
βœ… braincoustics.com

πŸ—“οΈ11/20-21: 4th Annual Ultrasonic Vocalization Conference (free!)
βœ… bit.ly/3JRVOCu

#bioacoustics #neuroskyence #prattle πŸ’¬

13.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar for Tuesday, November 18th at 11:00AM ET

From Emily Dennis: Using sound to study how mice hunt for prey
From Stuart Newson: Bioacoustics for Small Mammal Identification

Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar for Tuesday, November 18th at 11:00AM ET From Emily Dennis: Using sound to study how mice hunt for prey From Stuart Newson: Bioacoustics for Small Mammal Identification

New seminar coming up!

We are lucky to have @emilyjanedennis.bsky.social of HHMI/Janelia and Stuart Newson of @btobirds.bsky.social tell us about their work on the bioacoustics and neuroscience of acoustic signaling in small mammals

πŸ—“οΈNovember 18th @ 11:00 ET
βœ…Register here: braincoustics.com

06.11.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thanks to yesterdayβ€˜s speakers and to everyone who joined in!

Recordings of Cliff and LΓ©oβ€˜s fantastic talks are now up on our website, where you can also register early for next monthβ€˜s seminar (mice, part 2!)

www.braincoustics.com

24.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happening now!

23.10.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us tomorrow for two great neuro-eco-evo talks!

Sign up here: braincoustics.com

#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence

22.10.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One week until this fantastic seminar with speakers @cliffscience.bsky.social and @leo-perrier.bsky.social

Register here for the link!

braincoustics.com

#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence

16.10.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bridging brains and bioacoustics talks for October 23rd @ 10:00 am EST:

From Clifford Harpole (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): Vocal repertoire expansion in singing mice by co-opting a conserved midbrain circuit node

From LΓ©o Perrier (Universite de Neuchatel): Unravelling the acoustic network of striped mice

Bridging brains and bioacoustics talks for October 23rd @ 10:00 am EST: From Clifford Harpole (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): Vocal repertoire expansion in singing mice by co-opting a conserved midbrain circuit node From LΓ©o Perrier (Universite de Neuchatel): Unravelling the acoustic network of striped mice

The next Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar is happening in 2 weeks!

Join us to learn all about the neuroscience and ecology of acoustic communication in mice from @cliffscience.bsky.social and @leo-perrier.bsky.social

πŸ—“οΈ October 23rd @ 10:00 EST
βœ… Register here: braincoustics.com

09.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 9

A huge thank you to our speakers for a great seminar yesterday, and to everyone who joined for the discussion!

Recordings of both talks are now up on our website (where you can also already sign up for next month’s seminar on 🐁)

braincoustics.com

26.09.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bridging brains and bioacoustics today!

You can register here up until the seminar starts at 10:00 EST:

braincoustics.com

25.09.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder that Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics returns this Thursday with some pawsome talks about vocal communication in dogs!

Don’t miss out, register below πŸ•
braincoustics.com

22.09.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar for Thursday, September 25th at 10:00 EST

From Rada Mihalcea and Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo: Cross-Species AI Models for Decoding Animal Communication

From TamΓ‘s FaragΓ³: Mapping dogs' vocal repertoires

Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar for Thursday, September 25th at 10:00 EST From Rada Mihalcea and Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo: Cross-Species AI Models for Decoding Animal Communication From TamÑs Faragó: Mapping dogs' vocal repertoires

Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics is back!

Please join us next week for fantastic talks from speakers Rada Mihalcea, Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo, and TamÑs Faragó

@barkslab.bsky.social
@radamihalcea.bsky.social

πŸ—“οΈSeptember 25th 10:00 EST
βœ… Register here: braincoustics.com

#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence

16.09.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Big thanks to our speakers Sarah Dagher and Virgile Daunay, and to everyone else who joined in today!

You can check out Virgile’s great talk on human laughter here (sneak peak below): braincoustics.com

We’re taking a summer break, but we’ll be back in September with more talks - see you then!

25.06.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Happening now!

25.06.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today’s the day!

Two great talks on the #bioacoustics and #neuroskyence of laughter and play

You can register here up until the seminar starts:

braincoustics.com

You won’t regret it!

25.06.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feeling like you need something to smile about?

Join us this Wednesday for TWO stellar talks on the #neuroskyence and #bioacoustics of laughter and play!

Get the zoom link by registering here: braincoustics.com

23.06.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar on June 25th at 10:00am EST

From Sarah Dagher: Comparative Analysis of Tickling and Conspecific Play in Tame Mice and Golden Hamsters

From Virgile Daunay: What does your laugh mean? Production and perception of
volitional laughter across social contexts

Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar on June 25th at 10:00am EST From Sarah Dagher: Comparative Analysis of Tickling and Conspecific Play in Tame Mice and Golden Hamsters From Virgile Daunay: What does your laugh mean? Production and perception of volitional laughter across social contexts

New seminar!

A lot going on in the world to be unhappy about, so this month we’re going to try to bring some joy: two fantastic talks on the bioacoustics of laughter and play from Sarah Dagher and Virgile Daunay

Hope to see you there!

πŸ—“οΈ June 25th @ 10:00 EST
βœ… Register here: braincoustics.com

13.06.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

Forgot to add the tags!

#bioacoustics
#prattle πŸ’¬

02.06.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A belated thank you to @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social and to everyone who joined for his fantastic talk last week!

A *recording* of the talk is now up on our website for those who couldn’t attend:

www.braincoustics.com

We will be uploading recordings of future seminars whenever possible. Enjoy!

02.06.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Happening now!

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