The movements an organism makes provide insights into its internal states and motives.
This principle is the foundation of the new field of computational ethology, which links rich …

Accurately estimating safety is critical to pursuing nondefensive survival behaviors.
However, little attention has been paid to how the human brain computes safety. We …

Harm avoidance is critical for survival, yet little is known regarding the neural mechanisms
supporting avoidance in the absence of trial-and-error experience. Flexible avoidance may …

In social environments, survival can depend upon inferring and adapting to other agents'
goal-directed behavior. However, it remains unclear how humans achieve this, despite the …

How do nomadic animals, including humans, continually adapt to the dual challenge of
recurrent threats and the seemingly limitless and unpredictable, number of dangers in the …

Pivotal to self-preservation is the ability to identify when we are safe and when we are in
danger. Previous studies have focused on safety estimations based on the features of …

Predators attack at different spatiotemporal scales, spurring prey to elicit escape responses
that range from simple motor reactions and strategic planning that involve more complex …

Pivotal to self-preservation is the ability to identify when we are safe and when we are in
danger. Previous studies have focused on safety estimations based on the features of …