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Individual behavior patterns may skew studies, but researchers have a solution to this problem

The amount of stress hormones in the blood of free-living great tits varies greatly

How picky should females and males be when they choose a mate? How fiercely should they compete for mates? And how much should they engage in raising ....

For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain.

Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain

Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain. Neuropixels probes are a relatively recent development, representing the next generation of electrodes. Densely packed with recording points, Neuropixels probes are used to record the activity of nerve cells, and have facilitated these recent insights into neuronal circuits. The researchers describe a fundamental principle which is common to th...

Jumping spiders have REM-like twitches when they sleep, suggesting dreams may be much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously realized

Jumping spiders have REM-like twitches when they sleep, suggesting dreams may be much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously realized

How does an animal’s brain recognize other animals of its own kind? Scientists studying this in young zebragish have discovered a neuronal circuit that mediates social attraction. This specialized pathway, which runs from the retina deep into the brain, enables zebrafish to detect and approach nearby conspecifics.

For a long time, it was considered that zebra finches had no dialects because of their individual-specific song. All males sings the same song within an area, but songs differ between regions, and apparent borders may be detected when two languages meet