I am so skeptical of any lucky numbers, unfortunately! Instead let's show WHY we need more comparative brain data!

A much needed phylogenetic approach to consciousness. Once you map the question on a tree, a hard problem becomes so much easier!

Paul Katz on recognizing neuronal homologues across species in the Evolution of Brain Cell Types seminar.

Maria Antonietta Tosches on Cajal-Retzius cells and the evolution of homologous cell types in the Evolution of Brain Cell Types seminar.

On now!

Happening tomorrow! 👀

Join us today for a great #TIBBE seminar and discussion! @neuroluci.bsky.social and I can’t wait to co-chair this 🤩 Starting in less than 2 hours!!! #EvolutionaryNeuroscience

Let's start a conversation about brain evolution!

We invite you to connect with the TIBBE community on Mattermost, an open-source platform for real-time discussion and collaboration. This is a great space to share ideas, ask questions, and engage in conversations around the Integrative Biology of Brain Evolution. tibbe-network.github.io

The session will be hosted by the fantastic @neuroluci.bsky.social & @carmenfalcone.bsky.social We are so much looking forward to the talks &discussion @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @ornellabertrand.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social @neuroecologylab.bsky.social

Please join us next Wednesday for this exciting TIBBE seminar!

🤩 Join us for the next TIBBE seminar: Evolution of brain cell types. September 10, 2–3pm UTC This event brings together 2 outstanding evolutionary and developmental neuroscientists who will present their work, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience: www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-...

Excited for the upcoming TIBBE online talks &discussions with the amazing @matosches.bsky.social & @pkatz.bsky.social around How can we define homologous cell types across vertebrates and invertebrates? Next Wednesday, September 10, 2pm UTC, 4pm Paris 🧠🦎🐣🐭🌊 Join us www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-...

Francesco Cicconardi presenting how Single-nuclei transcriptomics reveals neural cell type innovation associated with mushroom body expansion in Heliconiini Butterflies,+ link to cognitive innov. #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Amaia Alcalde Anton sharing her insights on How to build a bigger brain–cellular basis of expanded mushroom bodies in Heliconius butterflies. Beautiful images. Proliferating cells into adulthood! #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Francesco Dionigi taking us back to water, counting neurons in fish brains for evol insights to comput. power, including amazing electric fish with its gigantic cerebellum #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social

Ximena Leon continues our sound journey into birds showing the evolution of diversity in rhythm & assessing evolutionary dynamics of rhythm and syntax in birdsong. Females prefer regular songs. #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Fyi this will be an exciting paper

Alex Kirschel taking us to African song birds, showing how genetics and environment shape vocal frequency variation in birds, including the effects of temperature, body size and beak length. At #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Join the TIBBE team at #ESEB2025 on Monday in room 115 for S17 *The evolution of behavioural diversity: from ecology to genes and neural systems* - lots of great talks, and more excellent posters throughout the evening sessions! 🧠

Yuki Ishikawa presenting her work on Visual System Adaptations Underlying the Evolution of Flower-Visiting Behavior in Drosophila at #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Alex Kirschel talk on how ecological pressures driving body shape changes also drive change in bird song @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Now @emilylbehrman.bsky.social exploring the genetic basis of neural circuit evolution for Drosophila mate preferences, including what their interested song & their disinterested song sounds like #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Ximena Leon on the evolution of rhythm and syntax using multiple metrics in oscine songbirds @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Emily Behrman talk on how doublesex gene is modifying neutral circuits for mate choice in Drosophila @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Amaia Alcade Anton talk on expanded mushroom bodies in Heliconius butterflies @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Nico Posnien on identifying genes associated with eye size by comparing expression in different species of Drosophila @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Jose Borrero talk on brain development and visual acuity in Heliconius butterflies @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

@ornellabertrand.bsky.social keynote talk on the evolution of brain structures in placental mammals to interpret fossil ecology @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.02

Francesco Cicconardi talk on single cell transcriptomes of Heliconiini butterfly brains @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Alizée Delarue taking us on a journey through Chemosensory evolution at the origin of inquilinism in the bee louse fly at #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Francesco Dionigi talk about why fish brain neuron number matters - not so stupid as we think @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.2

Mauricio Gonzalez-Forero on why humans got big brains - compare to AI @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SESSION 117.2

@k4tj4.bsky.social on the evolution of brain folding as a strong indicator of function @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SESSION 17.2

Alizée Delarue on inquilinismo in blind and wingless Braula that don't respond to the queen pheromones @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 Symposium 17

Now @mendezaranda.bsky.social showing us Convergent evolution of pain insensitivity in a new(?) species of African mole-rat #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Daniel Mendez Aranda on different Heliophobius variants sensitivity to acid and capsaicin and convergence with Heteroglobus @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 symposium 17

Elizabeth presenting her cool data and papers at a big conference. 🥳🤩

Lily Fogg taking us on a dive into Life in dim light and the surprises of the evolution of vision in deep-sea fishes, the developmental events, at #ESEB2025 symposium on evolution of behavioural diversity @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Elizabeth Hodge showing that modality-specific memory enhancements in Heliconius butterflies result from specific mushroom body expansion, rather than increased investment in sensory pathways at #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Roman Arguello on evolution of taste neurons and behavior in Drosophila as example sensory system #eseb2025 SYMPOSIUM 17 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social

Yuki Ishikawa on how Drosophila elegans recognize flowers to visit @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 symposium 15

Elizabeth Hodge on Heliconius enhanced visual memory + expanded mushroom bodies @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 session 17

Lilly Fog on changing visual demands during deep sea fish lifespan @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17

Isabela Almudi Cabrero kicking off @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social symposium on Evolution of behavioural diversity at #ESEB2025 talking about how new &old genes generate novel neural systems and the origin of Turbanate eyes in mayflies @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

Isabel Almudi giving keynote talk on mayfly Turbanate eyes #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social symposium 17 now

Check our new preprint! Our systematic review of 206 reversal learning studies shows that behavioural flexibility research is heavily biased towards birds, rodents, and humans, with most animal diversity virtually untested. #Manymanys #BigTeamScience #ComparativeCognition

Methods differ so widely across taxa that true cognitive variation is hard to disentangle from artefacts. To build a robust, comparable science of cognition, we urgently need Big Team Science. Interested? Read Challenges and Promises of Big Team Comparative Cognition. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Dream team: Alessandroni @drrmiller.bsky.social @dremalt.bsky.social @marinabazhydai.bsky.social @mamsmandrill.bsky.social @jespinosa.bsky.social Gjoneska @izziehb.bsky.social @valmazza.bsky.social Paukner @epronizius.bsky.social Proulx, Qadri, Reilly, Schwing ...