Cybernetics Seminar Series

Internationally known scientific guests present topics that are of general interest - also for colleagues from other research fields. Each seminar is followed by a reception, which provides direct access to the speakers in an informal setting.

Time: Every Friday at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Max Planck House Lecture Hall (Max-Planck-Ring 6, 72076) and via Zoom.
Further notice will be provided in case of any changes to the time or location.

To receive the talk announcements, please send an Email to the contact persons to the left.

Integration over space and time by melanopsin neurons

• Date: Oct 16, 2026
• Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Dr. Michael Do
• Location: Max Planck House
• Room: Lecture Hall
• Host: Dr. Manuel Spitschan
• Contact: lucien.bickerstaff@tuebingen.mpg.de

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Dopaminergic computations for learning to make good decisions

• Date: Jul 24, 2026
• Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Dr. Armin Lak
• The Lak Lab at Oxford University, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics
• Location: Max Planck House
• Room: Lecture Hall
• Host: Dr. Peter Dayan
• Contact: jiaxin.wang@tuebingen.mpg.de

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Dr. Peter Dayan Group Talk

• Date: Jun 26, 2026
• Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Dr. Alireza Modirshanechi, Dr. Emerson Harkin and Wenting Wang
• Location: Max Planck House
• Room: Lecture Hall
• Host: Dr. Peter Dayan
• Contact: jiaxin.wang@tuebingen.mpg.de

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Docile grazer or ferocious predator – how network structure and neuromodulation shape adaptive behavior

• Date: Jun 19, 2026
• Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Dr. James Lightfoot and Dr. Monika Scholz
• Location: Max Planck House
• Room: Lecture Hall
• Host: Dr. Jennifer Li/Dr. Drew Robson
• Contact: jennifer.li@tuebingen.mpg.de

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Advancing microstructure imaging via diffusion MRI: harnessing modern machine learning and advanced computational models

• Date: Jun 12, 2026
• Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Dr. Marco Palombo
• Location: Max Planck House
• Room: Lecture Hall
• Host: Dr. Svenja Brodt
• Contact: thananya.charoenpattarawut@tuebingen.mpg.de

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