Systems neuroscience

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Toward a neuroscience of natural behavior

Paul Cisek, Andrea M. Green

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Highlights

• •Understanding natural behavior requires not just new ways of collecting data, but also new theories for interpreting data.
• •We suggest a stepwise approach for making experiments and theories more naturalistic without losing interpretability.
• •Theories that address natural behavior can look for inspiration in ethology and evolution.
• •Ecologically valid theories and experiments that test them should incorporate closed loop interaction with the world.
• •A key challenge is to balance developing more ecologically valid theories while keeping aspects of existing concepts.

Toward a neuroscience of natural behaviorAuthor links open overlay panelPaul Cisek, Andrea M. GreenShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2024.102859Get rights and contentUnder a Creative Commons licenseopen accessHighlights•Understanding natural behavior requires not just new ways of collecting data, but also new theories for interpreting data.•We suggest a stepwise approach for making experiments and theories more naturalistic without losing interpretability.•Theories that address natural behavior can look for inspiration in ethology and evolution.•Ecologically valid theories and experiments that test them should incorporate closed loop interaction with the world.•A key challenge is to balance developing more ecologically valid theories while keeping aspects of existing concepts.

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