It’s that time of the year again: LBP retreat! Rudi D’Hooge and @markuswohr.bsky.social labs gathered together for 2 full days of science. A special thank you to Dr. Elodie Ey for bringing her expertise on animal research to this event!

Welcome in our group, Henry!

Fabrice de Chaumont et al. showcase how the integration of ultrasound recording and behavioral analysis can provide novel insight into mouse social behavior, linking ultrasonic calling to urination behavior. Another great contribution to our special issue: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Perfect combination: Good weather, beautiful mountains, and awesome science – retreat of the @dfg.de-funded RTG2271 Breaking Expectations. Thanks to @parnian-saberi.bsky.social from the @wohrlab.bsky.social for her inspiring talk on serotonin and expectancy violations.

Serotonin deficiency in the brain leads to deficits in mother-offspring interaction, maternal affiliation, and social adjustment. Can this be rescued by early social enrichment? New study led by @tianhuawang.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social. Thanks to all collaborators. doi.org/10.1016/j.pn...

Wöhr Lab at @ibnsconnect.bsky.social having great time sharing exciting science and enjoying the amazing landscape. Now ready to bring new ideas and inspiration back to the lab 💪🏼 @ozgesungur.bsky.social @Theresa Kisko @tianhuawang.bsky.social

Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the ‪@eraneuron.bsky.social‬ MINERVA consortium on microglia/neuron crosstalk in autism – @leuvenbrainins.bsky.social‬, with amazing collaborators: Tarja Malm, Carsten Culmsee, Judith Alferink, Laura Ricceri! Exciting meeting @unimarburg.bsky.social!

Inspiring ‪@eraneuron.bsky.social‬ MINERVA meeting @unimarburg.bsky.social‬ with great presentations by Carsten Wotjak from @boehringerglobal.bsky.social‬ and Theresa Kisko from @wohrlab.bsky.social (KU Leuven). Thanks to Carsten Culmsee for making this happen!

Can we study placebo effects in rodents? At the @sipsplacebo.bsky.social‬ ECR Summer School in Kraków, Poland, I was proposing that we can do so by using ultrasonic vocalizations as a key element of the anticipatory response. Thanks for the great round table discussions, ‪@sfb-trr-289.bsky.social‬!

On Sunday morning, we continued with great impulse talks on topics like placebo effects in animals and special populations as well as open-label placebos. Thanks to all speakers: @markuswohr.bsky.social, Lene Vase, and Julia Haas!

Tomorrow tuesday afternoon at @vssmtg.bsky.social , our poster about what it takes for the brain and AI models to process the valence of complex and ambiguous social scenes

Theresa Kisko & Fábio Sousa had such a great visit to the IGBMC in Strasbourg to work hard on our exciting collaboration using the Live Rat Tracker with Dr Elodie Ey! The trip was supported by FWO/TOURNESOL mobility grant awarded to Dr Elodie Ey and Dr Theresa Kisko.

Excited to study brain evo-devo in cephalopods? We are looking for a postdoc to join our team to understand how octopus manages to grow a large brain 🐙

Good news! First publication available! Behavioural Brain Research special issue on "Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents": The study reports on a cooperatively breeding mouse that shows flexible use of its vocal repertoire according to social context: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

My lab @kinshiplab.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc 🚨 with Sept start date Preference for in-vivo ephys / circuits experience / interest in applying quantitative methods to natural social behaviour. Funding & visa fees for 1-yr with possible extension. Send me your CV & visit kinshiplab.org

Great stories told on thriving in Brain Science in Africa and the rest of the world as women @network-alba.bsky.social

International Winter Neuroscience Conference in Sölden, AT: Very much enjoyed our joint social behavior symposium and learnt a lot from @eknapska.bsky.social, @labpapaleo.bsky.social, and @valeriagazzola.bsky.social. Amazing work on emotion recognition, social learning, and pro-social behavior.

Postdoc opportunity in the heart of Europe! Check out the flyer below. Join our team on an international project with Anthony Holtmaat exploring synaptic plasticity and specificity in cortical and thalamocortical circuits.

After 4 years, TEATIME is wrapping up! Join our final #conference to explore lab animal monitoring with experts in biomedicine, #behavior & #data. 🔗 Program & registration: cost-teatime.org/events/the-teatime-journey-shaping-the-future-of-lab-animal-monitoring/ @costprogramme.bsky.social

🧠On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay we highlight the role of animal research in understanding autism spectrum disorder and developing treatments #AutismAwareness #LightItUpBlue #AnimalResearch @autismspeaks.org

🚀 Episode 1 is out! Making the jump from postdoc to PI can feel overwhelming. In this episode of the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, we talk about fears, uncertainties, and the power of community in navigating this transition. 🎧 Listen now: www.alba.network/diversity-podcast2 youtu.be/O56ejPncoEU?...

PhD position available! Join our team at @dondersinst.bsky.social / @radboudumc.bsky.social in Nijmegen (NL) for four-year PhD project on detection of stress signals in the workplace, within the DESTRESS consortium: www.radboudumc.nl/en/vacancies...

Are you at #NWG2025 in Göttingen? Join us for our symposium on sensory symptoms in #autism! @neurowissg.bsky.social

Welcome Sara! Looking forward to exploring new ideas together!

Chelsea Hayen, a PhD student in the lab of @estherkli.bsky.social, studies how early-life stress shapes the emotional circuits of the brain 🤯🧠 (1/5)

🧠 #BrainAwarenessWeek aan het #LeuvenBrainInstitute 💡Gisteren werden leerlingen van het Sint-Pieterscollege Leuven ondergedompeld in de wondere wereld van het brein 🔬Lezingen door @lucasmergan.bsky.social & @eliskbv.bsky.social, demo’s door @cbdresearch.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social

What a great start of 2025! Great talks, fruitful scientific discussions and a lot of fun during our visit of the Zhang Lab at Peking University. Our joint global PhD student Elisabeth S. and all other team members from KU Leuven and Universität Marburg very much enjoyed the trip to Shenzhen, China.

We are recruiting a postdoc! Have expertise in RNA biology and want to apply it to neuro and neurodev disorders? Then apply 👇🏼 📌 $73,588 💰 📌 access to postdoc housing 🏠 📌 Support for internationals 🌍 📌 Awesome view 😅 🙏 RT labs.icahn.mssm.edu/derubeislab/...

End-of-year dinner for Wöhr lab! 🎄 Time to discuss important matters, like..when will we get a new coffee machine?!

Our study on the effects of communal nesting on maternal affiliation deficits caused by Tph2 deficiency is now published in Molecular Autism: rdcu.be/d1T07 Thanks to all collaborators @sinaibrain.bsky.social/ @mdc-berlin.bsky.social/ @radboudumc.bsky.social. Congrats, Tianhua Wang! Great work!

⏲️ Just one day left! Apply to do a #PhD in #Neuroscience and join our vibrant and diverse research community in Leuven, Belgium! 🌍💙 11 projects available spanning #ComputationalBiology, #Neurodegeneration, #Development, #Sleep, #Pain, and much more! Apply today 👉 lnkd.in/ekijhCzy

Interested in giving your contribution to the special issue about ultrasonic communication in rodents? Check more info below! 👇🏼

Working on ultrasonic vocalizations? Together with Dr. Elodie Ey, I am serving as guest editor for a Behavioural Brain Research special issue on Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents. We are more than happy to learn about your most recent discoveries. Please feel free to reach out to us.