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@article{Grima:2025:10.1016/j.tins.2025.08.006,
author = {Grima, LL and Haberkern, H and Mohanta, R and Morimoto, MM and Rajagopalan, AE and Scholey, EV},
doi = {10.1016/j.tins.2025.08.006},
journal = {Trends in Neurosciences},
pages = {877--890},
title = {Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2025.08.006},
volume = {48},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The study of foraging is central to a renewed interest in naturalistic behavior in neuroscience. Applying a foraging framework grounded in behavioral ecology has enabled probing of the mechanisms underlying cognitive processes such as decision-making within a more ecological context. Yet, foraging also involves myriad other aspects, including navigation of complex environments, sensory processing, and social interactions. Here, we first provide a brief overview of the neuroscience of foraging decisions, and then combine insights from behavioral ecology and neuroscience to review the role of these additional dimensions of foraging. We conclude by highlighting four opportunities for the continued development of foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience: integrating normative and implementation-level models, developing new tools, enabling cross-species comparisons, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
AU - Grima,LL
AU - Haberkern,H
AU - Mohanta,R
AU - Morimoto,MM
AU - Rajagopalan,AE
AU - Scholey,EV
DO - 10.1016/j.tins.2025.08.006
EP - 890
PY - 2025///
SN - 0166-2236
SP - 877
TI - Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience
T2 - Trends in Neurosciences
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2025.08.006
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2025.08.006
VL - 48
ER -
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