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Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience.

Laura L Grima¹, Hannah Haberkern², Rishika Mohanta³

¹Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.

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|October 8, 2025

Summary

Neuroscience research on foraging behavior integrates behavioral ecology to study decision-making. This review expands the foraging framework to include navigation, sensory processing, and social interactions for a richer understanding of naturalistic behavior.

Keywords:

behavioral ecology complex environments cross-species decision-making sensory processing social interactions

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Behavioral Ecology
Ethology

Background:

Foraging behavior is a key area of interest in naturalistic neuroscience.
A behavioral ecology framework aids in studying cognitive mechanisms like decision-making in ecological contexts.
Foraging encompasses complex aspects beyond decisions, including navigation, sensory processing, and social interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of the neuroscience of foraging decisions.
To review the role of navigation, sensory processing, and social interactions in foraging.
To integrate insights from behavioral ecology and neuroscience on foraging dimensions.

Main Methods:

Literature review combining behavioral ecology and neuroscience.
Analysis of cognitive processes within an ecological foraging framework.
Examination of environmental navigation, sensory input, and social dynamics in foraging.

Main Results:

Foraging decisions are a central focus in naturalistic neuroscience.
Expanding the foraging framework to include navigation, sensory processing, and social interactions provides a more comprehensive view.
These additional dimensions are crucial for understanding foraging as an ethological process.

Conclusions:

The foraging framework offers a robust ethological model for neuroscience.
Future directions include integrating normative and implementation models, developing new tools, cross-species comparisons, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Continued development will enhance the study of naturalistic behaviors and cognitive mechanisms.