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.

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!

Congratulations Farina!

Congratulations to Farina Lingstädt for receiving a prize for her outstanding master’s thesis, titled “Behavioral mechanisms of cognitive control in jackdaws (Corvus monedula): Similarities and differences between attention and working memory”! She was honored for her achievement at the Ruhr University’s Akademische Jahresfeier on November 20th 2024. We’re proud of her accomplishment and look forward to her future contributions.

Farewell, Aylin and Lukas!

We’re saying goodbye to our two PhD graduates, Aylin Apostel and Lukas Hahn, as they head off to new opportunities outside the lab. We’ve enjoyed working together and appreciate everything they’ve brought to the team, both in science and in spirit. We wish them all the best for what comes next—they’ll definitely be missed!

ACN program available

The ACN is getting closer! We are pleased to announce the program and speakers for 07 & 08 October. You can download the schedule here (updated 24.09.2024).

ACN 2024 - Save the date!

We are very excited to announce the next ACN here in Bochum. It will take place on October 07-08. We are looking forward to meeting you all.

The registration phase has ended.

Congratulations Aylin!

On December 12th 2023, Aylin Apostel successfully defended her PhD thesis with the title "Organizing the visual world into manageable portions: Categorical representations in jackdaws". We express our heartfelt congratulations and are truly delighted by her achievement. We wish her every success and happiness in all her future endeavors!

New publication available

William Clark and Jonas Rose report on a new study that disovered a mechanism of attention in pigeons: electric fields traveling across the optic tectum, which could be thought of as the avian version of the mammalian superior colliculus.