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We are delighted to welcome Mohammed Ouail from Algeria to our institute this summer 🌵. He will join the Computational Neuroscience lab as part of the CaCTüS Internship Program www.projects.tuebingen.mpg.de. We very much look forward to meeting him soon!
About him: www.linkedin.com/in/ouail-moh...
📌Young researchers took center stage at this year's Poster Day. Countless conversations and not a quiet corner in sight!
🏆 We're thrilled to announce the winners of the Best Poster Award:
🥇 1st prize: Elena Cavani
🥈 2nd prize: Madhushree Pethe and Albina Farkhutdinova
Huge congratulations!
More news on zebrafish sleep! Read the NY times article about the most recent result of the RoLiLab:
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/s...
🐟 Fish have sleep phases, too!
New article from the RoLiLab: Four distinct sleep states found in larval zebrafish: three with characteristic eye movements, one without.
🔗 www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/fish-sleep-a...
#Neuroscience #SleepResearch #Zebrafish
Are dead brain cells gone forever? 🧠 😵 Here's a new reel with @chiarazanonato.bsky.social for anyone wants to find out!
#Neuroscience #Neuroplasticity #BrainHealth
Out now: new video about AVATars, the molecular "spies" for the brain.
This snippet comes from our new video portrait about Robert Ohlendorf's research and the future of brain imaging.
Full video: youtu.be/ml8uwd70dS8
#Neuroscience #fMRI #BrainImaging
Myth busting: Does cannabis “delete” your dreams? 💤🌿
We unpack what THC and CBD actually do to REM sleep, dreaming, and dream recall.
#Neuroscience #SleepScience #THC #CBD #REMsleep
Curious how AI can help decode the brain? 🧠
We talked to Gabriele Lohmann about the use of AI in neuroscience and brain imaging.
🔗https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/interview-gl
Plus: Catch her talk on May 20:
🎤https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/einblick
#BrainResearch #AI #Neuroscience #MRI
🧠 Mental health disorders often begin during adolescence — and that’s exactly where “Brain Explorer” comes in.
Starting May 7, visitors on the MS Wissenschaft can contribute to real brain research through mini-games. 🚢 www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/901245/news_...
🔬✨ Girls’Day 2026 ✨🔬
From experiments to disscussions and hands-on experience in the precision workshop: Last Thursday, we welcomed a group of curious girls to our institute.
A big thank you to everyone who made this day so interesting!
#GirlsDay #WomenInScience #STEM #GirlsDay
