Events at the MPIAB

The effect of torpor bout duration and ambient temperature on arousal from hibernation in wild common noctules (Nyctalus noctula)

Rado Seminar by Andrea Fogato
  • Date: Sep 11, 2026
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Andrea Fogato
  • Location: MPI-AB Möggingen
  • Room: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
  • Host: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
  • Contact: ddechmann@ab.mpg.de
As winters become increasingly milder, we expect rising winter temperatures to affect hibernating animals. However, it is hard to predict the effects of temperature increases on the activity of certain hibernators. In most species, hibernation is periodically interrupted by short instances of rewarming and euthermia known as “arousals”, which are energetically costly but mandatory. These arousals ... [more]

Characterizing ACC involvement in emotional contagion circuits using functional ultrasound imaging in mice

Collective Behavior Seminar by Flora Nelissen
  • Date: Sep 11, 2026
  • Time: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Flora Nelissen
  • Location: University of Konstanz + online
  • Room: M 630 + online
  • Host: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
  • Contact: mdagher@ab.mpg.de
We often feel distress when witnessing another individual in pain. The emotional state of others eliciting a similar state in the observer is defined as ‘emotional contagion’. This is observed in many species including humans and rodents. Human fMRI studies identified the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) as a key region activated both by our own emotional states and by observing similar emotions in ... [more]

Institute Retreat 2026

  • Date: Sep 22, 2026
  • Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: Pfarrheim Allensbach
Please save the date for the Institute Retreat (as usual, for institute members) on 22 September 2026, which will take place at Pfarrheim Allensbach, located directly on the beautiful shores of Lake Constance, right between Konstanz and Möggingen. With a primary focus on early-career researchers, the retreat will bring together scientific exchange, networking, and cross-departmental discussion in ... [more]

Maximizing the success of media outreach

How to prepare for working with the media
  • Date: Sep 29, 2026
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Carla Avolio
  • Media and Communications Officer, MPI-AB
  • Location: Bückle St. 5a, 78467 Konstanz
  • Host: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
  • Contact: cavolio@ab.mpg.de
Are you considering media outreach for your next paper? If you are, but are not sure what it's all about, this seminar will walk you through the basics. When do you start? How can you prepare? What happens when the emails start rolling in? Join MPI-AB media officer, Carla Avolio, for a step-by-step guide to doing media outreach right. [more]
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