Munich Neuroscience Calendar

MPI Events

Tue, 16.12.2025, 09:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Gabrielle Pouchelon and Benjamin Judkewitz
CSHL, NY and Charité Berlin
Symposium Frontiers in Biological Intelligence, Session 1
Large lecture hall, T-building + streamed to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Tue, 16.12.2025, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Andrés Bendesky and Ann Kennedy
Columbia University, New York and The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego
Symposium Frontiers in Biological Intelligence, Session 2
Large lecture hall, T-building + streamed to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Tue, 16.12.2025, 14:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Brady Weissbourd and Johanna Kowalko
MIT, Cambridge and Lehigh University, Bethlehem
Symposium Frontiers in Biological Intelligence, Session 3
Large lecture hall, T-building + streamed to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Tue, 16.12.2025, 16:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Yuko Emilie Ulrich and Arnau Sébé-Pédros
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena and CRG, Barcelona
Symposium Frontiers in Biological Intelligence, Session 4
Large lecture hall, T-building + streamed to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Wed, 17.12.2025, 08:30
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Daisy Dent and Meital Oren-Suissa
ETH, Zürich and Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
Symposium Frontiers in Biological Intelligence, Session 5
Large lecture hall, T-building + streamed to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Wed, 17.12.2025, 10:30
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Nathaniel Sawtell and Frances Bonier
Columbia University, New York and Queen’s University, Kingston
Symposium Frontiers in Biological Intelligence, Session 6
Large lecture hall, T-building + streamed to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Mon, 12.01.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Daniel Baldauf
University of Trento
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Lecture Hall B01.027, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: tba
Tue, 13.01.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Eric Schulz
Helmholtz Institute for Human-Centered AI, München
Bridging biological and artificial intelligence with foundation models
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Manfred Gahr
Tue, 27.01.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Josh Huang
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham
Genetic dissection of cortical neuron type trajectories: from developmental origin to behavioral function   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Christian Mayer
Mon, 02.02.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Veronika Egger
University of Regensburg
Rhythms in the olfactory bulb: From neuronal network oscillations to heartbeat interoception
Lecture Hall B01.027, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Andreas Herz
Mon, 04.05.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Matthew Larkum
University of Berlin
Flexible learning and memory through 2-compartment pyramidal neurons
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Julijana Gjorgjieva / Steffen Schneider
Mon, 08.06.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Karin Roelofs
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Heart-brain interactions and decision making under threat
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Simone Schuetz-Bosbach
Mon, 13.07.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Melissa Vo
Departement of Psychology, LMU
Reading scenes: A hierarchical view on attentional guidance in real-world environments
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Thomas Geyer
Mon, 09.11.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Sonja Hofer
University College London
Neural circuits for visual processing and visually-guided behaviour
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Mark Hübener
Mon, 07.12.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Martin Picard
Columbia University
The energy resistance principle across the body, brain, and mind
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Angelika Harbauer