Cecilia Baldoni

Cecilia Baldoni is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior's Department of Migration, specializing in seasonal brain plasticity in common shrews. Her work spans neurobiology, behavioral ecology, and molecular adaptation mechanisms.

• Education: MSc in Science and Management of Nature (University of Bologna, 2015-2017); BSc in Natural Science (University of Milano, 2011-2015).
• Key Research: Investigated Dehnel's phenomenon, focusing on brain cell volume regulation, cognitive outcomes, and environmental influences on neural plasticity.
• Technique Expertise: Combines MRI, histology, transcriptomics, and behavioral assays.
• Email: cbaldoni@ab.mpg.de

Her 2023-2025 publications reveal that shrew brains adapt via intracellular water shifts and gene expression changes, maintaining spatial navigation despite seasonal shrinkage. She also explored captivity effects on neural and behavioral traits.