Daniela Vallentin

Most of us are familiar with the nightingale's song, but did you know there's more to it than just a melody?

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21.01.2026 11:08 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Neuroethology: How the brain controls natural behaviours Neuroethology, the study of the neural mechanisms underlying natural behaviours, has faced challenges due to the complexity of behaviours, limitations in genetic manipulation, and recording constrain…

Only a few days left to register for the India-EMBO Lecture Course on Neurethology meetings.embo.org/event/25-neu... taking place in Pune Dec 7-11, 2025. #EMBOneuroethology
Fantastic speaker line up!
Deadline July 31st.

27.07.2025 13:29 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Group picture of scientists attending the European Birdsong Meeting with greenery and a lake in the background.

Birdsong, brains & sunshine! More than 70 brilliant minds from across the globe flocked to Seewiesen to get inspired by cutting-edge research. From finches to singing mice, vocal research flew high at the European Birdsong Meeting hosted at our Institute.

13.06.2025 17:37 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Fragmented replay of very large environments in the hippocampus of bats Hippocampal replays in bats flying in a 200-m tunnel depict short fragments of long flight trajectories, suggesting constraints on the mechanisms and functions of replay.

Very, very cool paper from @tamir-eliav.bsky.social and the Ulanovsky lab!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

14.06.2025 09:29 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward to reading the new book by Nachum Ulanovsky! @mitpress.bsky.social

16.04.2025 07:06 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0