Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz | |
| Abbreviation | MPI-BI |
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| Formation | 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 |
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. 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.