The breadth and complexity of natural behaviors inspires awe. Understanding how our
perceptions, actions, and internal thoughts arise from evolved circuits in the brain has …

While the concept of entropy has been applied to gaze analysis, it is unclear what aspects of
visual scanning it measures. In this review, we first outline gaze control as a complex system …

There is disagreement on how best to define and investigate fear. Nature Neuroscience
asked Dean Mobbs to lead experts from the fields of human and animal affective …

The ability to categorize sensory stimuli is crucial for an animal's survival in a complex
environment. Memorizing categories instead of individual exemplars enables greater …

Social signals can serve as potent emotional triggers with powerful impacts on processes
from cognition to valence processing. How are social signals dynamically and flexibly …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to constitute the highest stage of neural integration
and to be devoted to representation and production of actions. Studies in primates have laid …

Safety assessment and threat evaluation are crucial for animals to live and survive in the
wilderness. However, neural circuits underlying safety assessment and their transformation …

The property of mixed selectivity has been discussed at a computational level and offers a
strategy to maximize computational power by adding versatility to the functional role of each …

Sensorimotor behaviors require processing of behaviorally relevant sensory cues and the
ability to select appropriate responses from a vast behavioral repertoire. Modulation by the …

In vertebrates, action selection often involves higher cognition entailing an evaluative
process. However, urgent tasks, such as defensive escape, require an immediate …