Markus Wöhr

Hi BlueSky! Here you'll get updates about our ongoing research on the psychological mechanisms underlying the persistence or changeability of expectancies in the face of adverse evidence.

You can find information about our research training group here:
www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb04/rtg-...

Lieber Institute For Brain Development - Postdoctoral Fellow – Molecular Neurogenetics A little about us:The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) was established in 2010 to plot a new course in biomedical research that would change the lives of individuals affected with develop...

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New postdoctoral opportunity @lieberinstitute.bsky.social working w/ @tsawada1.bsky.social and our Molecular Neurogenetics team using human induced pluripotent stem cells to investigate molecular, cellular and neuroendocrine mechanisms by which impaired placental function impacts brain development

One day left to submit your abstract for IBNS in Cape Town, South Africa! Submit your abstract here! www.ibnsconnect.org/meetings

Submit Your Abstract Today!

Deadline to submit: Friday, February 20, 2026 11:59PM EST

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⚠️Last Chance to submit your Symposia Proposal! Deadline ends today at midnight!!! (17 February 2026, 11:59 pm CET) ⚠️

Oystercatcher, black and white with a carrot-orange bill and a red eye, flying in front of distant godwits (?? — I don't recall).

Probably the best frame I've shot in at least a year, and I knew it the second I touched the shutter release.

South Island oystercatcher. 🪶

Effects of lipopolysaccharide on energy metabolism and immune cell activation in different microglia model systems Microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, constantly monitor their environment for signs of tissue damage or pathogens. Upon activation by stimuli…

Collaborative effort comparing LPS effects in rodent and human model systems, including cell lines, primary cultures, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cultures, and acutely isolated microglia, spearheaded by Susanne Michels. Thanks to all partners!

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Come join us in Cape Town, South Africa to talk with behavioral neuroscientists from around the world. Submit your abstracts and register today! Abstract submission closes 2/20/26.

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Astrocytes enable amygdala neural representations supporting memory - Nature Astrocytes in the basolateral amygdala dynamically track fear state and support fear memory retrieval and extinction.

Interesting work: Astrocytes enable amygdala neural representations supporting memory.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thanks @ebbsociety.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity! It’s a pleasure for me to share my work at such international conference. #FENS2026

🎉Great news! The EBBS Awards for #FENS2026 are out!
Supporting young scientists also means giving them real opportunities to grow, connect, and share their research at international meetings.
Congrats to all awardees! 🚀🧠
www.ebbs-science.org/EBBS_awards

It was fun to contribute to the symposium “Synaptic Modulators, Circuit Interactions, and Behavioral Outcomes in Health and Disease” chaired by Jinye Dai (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) at the Winter Conference of Brain Research in Big Sky, Montana, USA. Huge thanks to all the speakers!

So grateful for a January highlighted by ACNP and Winter Brain. It was a privilege to learn from incredible colleagues, exchange ideas, and connect with so many amazing people. Thank you to @kundakoviclab.bsky.social and Jinye Dai for organizing amazing panels and inviting me to share our work!

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a #MargueriteMarieDelacroix research grant to continue studying ASD-related biological mechanisms in a new mouse model. I’m deeply grateful for the renewed support and looking forward to starting this new project. Stay tuned for the results!

Starting 2026 at the Wöhrlab’s New Year Dinner!🎄 Grateful for this team and excited for all the science ahead.

📢 new paper alert! Check it out below 👇🏼

Save the date!📅🧠👇

Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Ioannis Bakogiannis, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, @marilyngatica.bsky.social, Agustin Ibanez,
@satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer‪

Field work , makes the dream work! If you want to join our integrative lab we are looking for postdocs in neuroscience that want to take things wilder. Expertise in neurophysiology appreciated, rodents, rats, NHP. Just email or go to neuroetho.com

Six new members of the ERC Scientific Council The European Commission has appointed six new members to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. The term of one current member has also been renewed. In par...

Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council:

🔸Michel Campillo
🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier
🔸Kateřina Králová
🔸Susana Narotzky
🔸Karin Roelofs
🔸Eleftheria Zeggini

Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

Six new members of the ERC Scientific Council and three new Vice Presidents Today, six new members of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council, have been appointed by the European Commission. The term of one current member has also bee...

It is a great honor to join the Scientific Council of the @erc.europa.eu. The ERC is precisely the kind of organisation I am proud to champion. Science is what binds Europe together and sustains its resilience

📣New paper in LBP by Samuel Budniok with Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Guy Bosmans, and @mhvij.bsky.social. Check it out below!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

💡 De nieuwe onderzoeksprojecten fundamenteel onderzoek werden toegekend 👉 www.fwo.be/nl/resultate...
We wensen alle onderzoekers veel succes 👏

I am super proud of this new paper and all the hard work of the great @sarahdepue.bsky.social! Our aim was to offer a more comprehensive view on cognitive control in aging, testing over 200 older adults. So much work, but also very rewarding! Published open access in @commsmed.nature.com 🎉

Great summary of work from A09 (with PI @markuswohr.bsky.social)! ✨

Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/bph....

Home makeover helps rats better express themselves: Q&A with Raven Hickson and Peter Kind The “Habitat”—a complex environment with space for large social groups—expands the behavioral repertoire of rodent models, Hickson and Kind say.

The “Habitat,” a complex experimental environment for rats, gives researchers insight into greater behavioral nuance than traditional cages do, say Peter Kind and Raven Hickson at the University of Edinburgh.

By Holly Barker

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🎉 Big news! The first IBNS 2026 keynote speakers are now announced! More will come...

www.ibnsconnect.org/keynotes-2026
@ibnsconnect.bsky.social #IBNS2026

👉 "Neurobiology of Socio-Emotional Dysfunctions"
Regensburg, Germany, May 8th to 10th, 2026
www.go.ur.de/neuro-dysfunction

BPS Publications Background and Purpose 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, is a psychostimulant with entactogenic properties and known to induce arousal and euphoria. As an amphetam...

Thanks to the European Innovative Training Network 953327 “Serotonin and Beyond” (@erc.europa.eu) and the Collaborative Research Center 289 “Treatment Expectation” (@sfb-trr-289.bsky.social; @dfg.de) for the support.

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Through applying advanced behavioral assessment including 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations as a marker for positive affect, @tianhuawang.bsky.social from the @wohrlab.bsky.social demonstrated that arousal and euphoria vastly depend on intact serotonergic neurotransmission. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social