Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
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The Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (German: Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz; abbreviated MPI-BI) is a non-university research institute of the Max Planck Society. The institute is dedicated to basic research on topics in behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience.[1] Research at the international institute focuses on how animal organisms acquire, store, apply and pass on knowledge about their environment in order to find ever-new solutions to problems and adapt to a constantly changing environment. Model organisms include Drosophila, zebrafish, mice and various bird species.
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Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz | |
Abbreviation | MPI-BI |
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Formation | 1 January 2023; 16 months ago (1 January 2023) |
Type | Research institute |
Purpose | Basic research |
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Fields | Organismic biology, ornithology, neurobiology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, evolutionary genetics, neuroscience |
Official languages | German, English |
Managing director | Manfred Gahr |
Parent organization | Max Planck Society |
Staff | about 500 |
Website | www.bi.mpg.de |
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