South America is a vast continent endowed with extraordinary biodiversity that offers
abundant opportunities for neuroethological research. Although neuroethology is still …

Animals evolved in complex environments, producing a wide range of behaviors, including
navigation, foraging, prey capture, and conspecific interactions, which vary over timescales …

Neuroethology is a new science. Most of those here witnessed its emergence. Of course, it
has its roots. As with any science, the currently fashionable concepts, the bad words, the …

What is an animal model? Traditionally, models are used to investigate how humans
develop, how our tissues and cells function, and how diseases take hold and progress …

Animals often exhibit intriguing and captivating patterns of behavior, from migration and
homing, to communication. But how is this behavior controlled? Behavioral Neurobiology …

Neuroscience is enjoying a renaissance of discovery due in large part to the implementation
of next-generation molecular technologies. The advent of genetically encoded tools has …

Nervous systems are computational structures designed to produce behavior in natural
surroundings. For neuroethological research, natural behavior serves as the substrate for …

Why do people find monkeys and apes so compelling to watch? One clear answer is that
they seem so similar to us—a window into our own minds and how we have evolved over …

Species diversity in experimental neuroscience research provides a vital resource.
Addressing contemporary questions using nontraditional model systems (ie, studies of …

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 …