We aim to better understand the neural basis of cognition in the avian brain by studying crows and jackdaws. The lab is located in the department of Psychology at the Ruhr-University Bochum.

ACN 2026 - Save the date!

We are happy to announce that the fourth Avian Cognitive Neuroscience conference will take place on the 1st and 2nd of October 2026 here in Bochum. We have a great lineup of speakers, opportunities for posters and most importantly for conversation.

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Sara's new paper is out!

We assessed how single neurons in the pigeon brain respond to videos of conspecifics. Our results align with coding principles also present in the mammalian visual cortex, where visual features are encoded at the population level through coordinated but brief neural responses rather than sustained categorical signals.

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Hooray!!!

We are very happy to announce the third funding period of our SFB 1280! We will continue our exciting research on context and extinction learning. 

Congratulations Juan!

We are very proud of Juan Peschken, whose Poster entitled “Context in extinction learning” was awarded the Poster Price at the KogWis 2025. Well done, Juan!

Congratulations Dorian

On April 04th 2025 Dorian Röders successfully defended his PhD thesis. We congratulate him heartily and are very happy for his success. We wish him all the very best for the journey ahead!