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Development and function of neural circuits • Neuroethology of zebrafish and cichlids • Omics approaches to behavior • Zebrafish brain atlas

Sensory systems • Evolution of vertebrate taste receptors • Convergent evolution • Evolution of digestive functions

Mammalian neural circuits • Learning, memory and synaptic plasticity • Visual system • Learning under (semi-)natural conditions

Neural circuits of cortico-thalamic feedback in the mouse visual system • Computational modelling of the mouse thalamocortical system • Natural stimuli for mice

Visual processing in Drosophila • Neuroethology of vision • Neuronal activity during active behavior • Eye movements and active vision

Sexual differentiation • Vocal communication • Brain and behavior

Computational modeling of neural circuits • Models of synaptic plasticity • Models of neural development and learning • Neural information processing

Neuronal circuits for emotion in mice • Interoception and emotion • Insular cortex

Neuronal mitochondrial biogenesis • Mitochondrial plasticity in neurodevelopment • Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurological disease

Evolutionary physiology • Effects of climate warming on wild birds • Metabolism, stress responses and life history decisions

Molecules, Cells and Circuits in Magnetosensation • Microtubules and Neurodevelopmental Disease • Organoid models in monotremes and marsupials

Dendritic RNA transport to synapses of mammalian neurons • Omics approaches to ribonucleoprotein assembly • Local protein synthesis at activated synapses • The role of Pum2 in epilepsy and GABA A receptor function in vivo

Re-designing brain circuits in mice • Multimodal mapping of cell types in mouse amygdala • Optogenetic manipulation of appetitive behavior

Connectomics • Machine learning • Songbird neural circuits • Connectome decoding

Omics approaches to brain development • Neural cell fate specification • Neurogenomics • Single-cell delineation of lineage and genetic identity

Ecological, genetic and developmental basis of sensory and behavioural variation • Speciation (especially evolution of behavioural isolation) • Tropical butterflies

Development of neuromuscular synapses • Cell biological mechanisms of axon homeostasis and degeneration • The neuro-energetics of the CNS

Comparative Biomechanics • Development and Function of the Lateral Line System • Neural Basis of Flow Navigation

Neural circuits for vocal communication • Songbird neuroethology • Electrophysiology in interacting animals

Evolutionary genetics • Genome-wide signatures of behaviour (e.g. mating behaviour, movement)