We were thrilled to hear our research highlighted on the BBC World Service programme Unexpected Elements in the episode In the name of science . Marmoset using vocal communication in the wild You can listen to the full episode of Unexpected Elements on BBC Sounds: Unexpected Elements — In the name of science The relevant moment in the episode starts at 03:21. For more details about the study and related research, visit the Omer Lab website and explore our Publications pa

The Israeli Society for Neuroscience (ISFN) Discovery Day is a key event that gathers researchers, students, and professionals to share the latest findings in neuroscience. This year, the Omer lab had the opportunity to present its work on social neuroscience at Haifa University. The event provided a platform to discuss how brain mechanisms influence social behavior, a field that is rapidly expanding and gaining importance.

Last week, David Omer presented in the Interspecies Conversations lecture series, hosted by the Interspecies Internet—a pioneering...

In a new commentary in Learning & Behavior (2025), we address concerns raised by Jaakkola about our Science paper and clarify: common marmosets use socially learned, arbitrary vocal labels for specific individuals. These labels are not imitations of the receiver’s calls. Classifier analyses show that callers reliably aim their labels at the intended receiver, and “family dialects” explain where across-caller generalization is limited. The behavior is not explained by vocal