Join us at the Primate Cognitive Neuroscience Summer School in picturesque Bad Bevensen for two weeks of intense exchange about Systems Neuroscience! When: 26 July - 7 August Where: Bad Bevensen, Germany Application deadline: 28 February More details here: www.dpz.eu/pcn2026

The same conservatives pushing to close facilities like this will then go on to ridicule biomedical research done on lower animals as "wasteful and irrelevant to human health". You can't have it both ways. www.opb.org/article/2026...

Remembering Krishna Shenoy, who died 3 years ago today. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

TVV war beim #Tierärztekongress auf dem Podium zur Kommunikation von #Tierversuchen vertreten 📣 Unser Fazit: #Transparenz heißt auch, methodische Grenzen und ethische Annahmen offen zu benennen. Gute #WissKomm beginnt intern, indem Mitarbeitende informiert, geschützt und sprechfähig gemacht werden.

Full survey results show American public have high levels of confidence in scientists while revealing some partisan differences (including on how to fund science), but statements asserting lost trust should be read instead as intentional efforts to degrade trust. www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...

Blick vom Küchenfenster auf die Terrasse #Harz #Winter #Fotographie

Wie kann Licht helfen, Blindheit zu behandeln? Neurowissenschaftler Patrick Jendritza erforscht am DPZ optogenetische Ansätze zur gezielten Stimulation des visuellen Kortex – ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zu neuen Therapien. Mehr Informationen: www.dpz.eu/im-dialog/ne...

Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊 www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...

Ice defying gravity 😉 #photograhy

We are excited to announce the 2026 GRC Neurobiology of Cognition (7/19-24) in beautiful Waterville Valley, NH! Registration/abstract submission open. Wonderful speakers/program covering cognition across scales & species, incl. AI & neuromodulation! @desrocherslab.bsky.social @erinlrich.bsky.social

Why don’t eggs tell jokes? You can get into trouble by laughing at the wrong moment, so researchers investigated how laughter can be regulated and what can make this harder: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #CommunicationsPsychology: www.nature.com/articles/s44... Answer: They’d crack 😂🤣🤔

As the end of the year approaches, we reflect on the remarkable scientific discoveries made in 2025 across various fields, ensuring that all methodologies, including the use of animals, are integrated into the most contemporary biomedical #research. 🔗 www.eara.eu/post/the-top... #AnimalResearch

We say goodbye to Jens Frahm 👋 – as head of Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH & our institute’s Biomedical NMR research group, he achieved groundbreaking scientific successes. His FLASH patent is the most successful of the Max Planck Society @maxplanck.de to date. Best wishes for the retirement!

Die Wahl zwischen Teamwork und Wettbewerb 🤝⚡️ Eine neue Studie aus Göttingen zeigt: Unsere Entscheidungen entstehen spontan im Moment. Weglänge, Bewegungstempo und feine soziale Signale beeinflussen, wie wir handeln. So formen sich soziale Rollen zwischen Menschen. www.dpz.eu/im-dialog/ne...

🔬 We're hiring a Junior Group Leader for Data-Driven Digital Twins/System Models in medicine/life sciences at @uni_goettingen! Perfect opportunity for early-career researchers who want to: - Lead their own research group - Work at the intersection of AI, simulation, and biomedicine

Ein Filmteam von #TierversucheVerstehen hat sich an der #Charité – Universitätsmedizin in Berlin umgesehen und Forschende begleitet, die mit Lungenorganoiden arbeiten, um Infektionskrankheiten - wie z.B. Lungenentzündungen - besser zu verstehen. youtu.be/KmJi9zQrNxE #Organoide #Tierversuche #Replace

My grandpa was born in the US to German parents. He had younger cousins who were in Hitler youth in Germany. Decades later I talked with some of them about it (with the ruthless candor of youth). Why did you do that? What were you thinking? What they described was a lot like this.

Congrats👏🏼to Prof. Katja Fiehler on the LOEWE TOP Professorship!🎉With the funding, she will continue her work at @jlugiessen.bsky.social + will co-lead the🆕cluster of excellence "The Adaptive Mind (TAM)", with partners at @unimarburg.bsky.social + @tuda.bsky.social ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/proloe...

Scicomm matters now more than ever! Returning from a trip to rural USA, realizing the messages so familiar to is are not getting out - both in terms of 1) disruptions to US science and 2) healthcare misinformation. Efforts like @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social matter! /1 sciencehomecoming.com

📹New video🎞️: Claudia Fichtel (@kirindy.bsky.social; @primatenzentrum.bsky.social) takes you into the heart of the Kirindy Forest field station in Madagascar; learn what life in remote field station looks like. in collaboration with @primatecognition.bsky.social Watch here: youtu.be/pWygl1DlmLE

Success in the 🐱 🐁 🐵Animal Welfare Challenge 2025: Prof. Denise Salzig (now @thm.de, formerly LOEWE-DRUID)+colleagues in the team of Dr. Antje Richter provide impetus for animal-free research with a transferable model lab that avoids the use of fetal calf serum. 🎉Congratulations to all the winners!

**Just 10 days to go: Göttingen’s Research Images of the Year ** What image brings your research alive? Whatever your field or career level, researchers here are invited to share an image for an online exhibition. Quick and easy to enter, deadline 15 Dec. Info: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event

👏🏼👍🏻🙌🏽 #globukalypse Der Schritt war überfällig. Viel zu lange schon profitiert die Homöopathie von Privilegien im Arzneimittelgesetz und Sozialgesetzbuch, die sie in den Rang einer ernstzunehmenden Heilslehre heben. www.doccheck.com/de/detail/ar...

Physics in Advent: a calendar with a difference! Discover 24 exciting experiments to do at home in the run up to the holidays! Be inspired by science and win prizes! Sign up now, experiments start 1 Dec: physics-in-advent.org. Perfect for kids but everyone who is curious will want to have a go!

The continuous evolution of HIV shows strong parallels in macaques and humans. buff.ly/7mX8aWS

A crucial reminder: primate research is still (and will be for the foreseeable future) key to progress in #neuroscience . These concerns from US researchers show how easily vital work can be held back without evidence-based policies. 1/2

EARA had the pleasure of participating in the #BerlinScienceWeek, with an enriching panel discussion on the future of #biomedical #research in #Germany, co-organised by @tvvde.bsky.social, Charité and @mdc-berlin.bsky.social. 🔗 www.eara.eu/post/berlin-... #scicomm #AnimalReserch #science

🎉 @dfg.de bewilligt #Förderung für neuen #SFB in den #Erziehungswissenschaften und verlängert Förderung für weitere SFB unter Beteiligung der Rhein-Main-Universitäten @goetheuni.bsky.social, @unimainz.bsky.social und @tuda.bsky.social Weitere Infos: www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/news/dfg-bew...

🔬 Exciting PostDoc Opportunity! 🐁🧠 We - the @sinzlab.bsky.social (sinzlab.org) and @trose-neuro.bsky.social (troselab.de) Labs - are seeking an experimental postdoc to work at @unibonn.bsky.social with cutting-edge miniature 2-photon microscopy and gaze tracking in freely behaving mice.

Advocacy skills have never been more important for our field. Learn how to effectively communicate the importance of your research to those who shape policy and funding decisions today at the #SfN25 Advocacy Forum. #neurosky #neuroskyence

If you are at #sfn25 and work with animals in your #neuroscience research: drop by booth 3600, the Global Consortium for Public Outreach on Animal Research

The German Primate Center @primatenzentrum.bsky.social is offering PhD positions with a focus on data science. Check 👇 for the details #neuroscience #SfN25 #PhD #datascience neurojobs.sfn.org/job/39342/ph...

Make sure to add this event to your #sfn25 schedule 👇 #animalResearch #transparency #neuroscience

#sfn25 #SanDiego … after the rain

#sfn25 #SanDiego

Wow. Paralyzed patient with a brain machine interface drives a car. Work from Richard Andersen’s group. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Toolbox in Life Science Research Why do scientists rely on animals in biomedical research, and what alternatives exist? 🎥 Watch Episode #14 with Dr. Stilling @neuromancing.bsky.social to learn about #AnimalResearch, #Organoids, and #Bioethics. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/2vNWolCs1SA?...

Exciting progress in #neuroscience, brought to you by and crucially depending on a combination of scientific methods, including #animalresearch with #primates. 👇

Good morning, #neuronerds and welcome to #SfN25! From high-level lectures to detailed posters, get ready for a week of discovery, collaboration, and inspiration.

AI has come an enormous way since the early days... Amazing precision and scholarly knowledge. GoaLPleation for one is just around the corner in neuroscience research 😱 #neuroskyence

Great news: The #LOEWE Center Frankfurt Cancer Institute @goetheuni.bsky.social will continue to receive funding from the state of Hesse! 🎉 12 mio € for two more years – a strong signal for the importance of #translational #cancer #research in Frankfurt. Thank you Hesse and everyone involved!!

#EARA2025 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who was part of these two wonderful days of enriching discussion. We can’t wait to meet you at #EARA2027, in Lisbon.

Die @eara.eu Konferenz startet! Die europäische Dachorganisation für Kommunikation zum Thema Tierversuche hat @mdc-berlin.bsky.social als Venue ausgesucht und bringt damit die internationale Community nach #Berlin. Spannender Austausch!

The EARA Conference is starting now. Follow #EARA2025 for live updates. #communication #AnimalResearch #transparency

(1/2) Fiona Fox, from the Science Media Centre, talked about the risks of not talking about animal research, highlighting how #openness from UK researchers, supported by the SMC, changed the tone of media #press. #EARA2025 #keynote

Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake go.nature.com/3X5lbUg

Für alle Berliner*innen (und alle anderen): Podiumsdiskussion am 7. Nov. über Tierversuche in der biomedizinischen Forschung. Viele Perspektiven und garantiert interessante Einblicke in diese wichtige gesellschaftliche Debatte berlinscienceweek.com/programme/ze...

Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó was honored at our institute with the Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Award Lecture for her work in developing mRNA for therapy. Congratulations 🥂! With the lecture, we recognize outstanding scientists & their work. Besides a medal, the prize is endowed with 10.000 euros.

𝗪𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵ö𝗻𝗲, 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗳ü𝗹𝗹𝘁𝗲+𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗺 23.-24.🍂𝗢𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗺🐮𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆, 𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗴-𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 + 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗧, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (𝗧𝗛𝗠) 𝗚𝗶𝗲ß𝗲𝗻! @jlugiessen.bsky.social 📸Katrina Friese, Leonie Dittrich+ProLOEWE

A study that monitored the expression and function of designer receptors called DREADDs in macaque monkeys for a period of three years demonstrates that they are effective in long-term studies of nonhuman primates. buff.ly/WHU3w3s