Behavioral neuroscience

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Revealing how crabs make their escape

Houdini-like Neohelice granulata offers a rare opportunity to record intracellularly from awake, behaving animals.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 0 min watch
Scientists with giant animals: Frog, butterfly, electric fish and a bird.

La biodiversidad de Latinoamérica impulsa avances en comportamiento social y cognición

Horneros, peces eléctricos, ranitas y otra fauna regional ayudan a los neurocientíficos a plantear nuevas preguntas de investigación en el campo.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 2 min read

Descobrindo como as borboletas escolhem seus parceiros

As borboletas do gênero Heliconius permitem investigar os circuitos neurais e os genes envolvidos na preferência pela cor dos parceiros.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 0 min watch
Rufous horneros bird.

Identificando o que torna o canto de uma ave único

As oscinas e as suboscinas, duas linhagens de aves evolutivamente próximas, aprendem e não aprendem a cantar, respectivamente, ajudando os cientistas a desvendar os correlatos neuronais da aprendizagem e da variabilidade vocal.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 4 min read

Revelando como os caranguejos conseguem escapar

Os Neohelice granulata, verdadeiros Houdinis, oferecem uma rara oportunidade de realizar registros intracelulares em animais acordados e em movimento.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 0 min watch
Rufous horneros bird.

Qué hace único al canto de un ave

Los oscinos y los suboscinos son dos linajes de aves evolutivamente cercanos, pero solo uno de ellos aprende a cantar. Esa diferencia les permite a los científicos rastrear las bases neuronales del aprendizaje vocal.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 4 min read
Tree frog climbing.

Cómo los neuropéptidos afectan el canto de la ranita de zarzal

Según una investigación uruguaya, los neuropéptidos modulan el “canto de amor” de la ranita de zarzal.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 3 min read

Descubriendo cómo las mariposas escogen su pareja

Mariposas Heliconius ofrecen una ventana a los circuitos neuronales y genes involucrados en la preferencia por el color de la pareja.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 0 min watch
Tree frog climbing.

Desvendando os efeitos dos neuropeptídeos no canto das pererecas

Os neuropeptídeos modulam o canto de cortejo da perereca de Montevidéu, de acordo com uma pesquisa realizada no Uruguai.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 3 min read

Em busca das origens neuronais da agressão

A neurogenética de peixes fracamente elétricos na natureza investiga as raízes do comportamento de luta.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 1 min watch

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Stages of neurodegeneration: Neurofibrillary tangles at different stages of neurodegeneration are labeled with phosphorylated tau antibodies (green and blue).

Reimagining Mexico’s brain bank

Since Alzheimer’s disease researcher José Luna-Muñoz assumed leadership of the facility—Latin America’s oldest—in 2011, he has been acquiring additional tissue types and is working to expand donor recruitment to rural areas.

By Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 7 min read

Discovering how butterflies choose their mate

Heliconius butterflies offer a window into the neural circuits and genes involved in mate color preference.

By Natalia Mesa
28 August 2026 | 0 min watch
Illustration of the globe with 2 scientists each standing on the poles.

How FALAN is building a thriving neuroscience community in Latin America

As the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies Congress kicks off next week, its president shares how the organization aims to foster collaborations and provide high-quality training for young neuroscientists in the region.

By Francesco Mattia Rossi
28 August 2026 | 6 min read