Redish Lab5d ago

New #elife paper dropped:

C. C. Damphousse, O. L. Calvin, A. D. Redish (2026) Hippocampal representations differentiate reactive and anticipatory responses during foraging under threat. eLife. 15:RP111762
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.111762.1

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Hippocampal representations differentiate reactive and anticipatory responses during foraging under threat

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https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.111762.1

We put rats into an approach-avoidance conflict by training them to run a linear track to get food and then put a robot predator between the nest and the food.

Is it safe to run the gauntlet?

Fun fact - it was the googly eyes that made the difference. :)

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Hippocampal representations differentiate reactive and anticipatory responses during foraging under threat

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Surprised that rats are relying so much on vision (and facial features)! Wonder if they have an FFA / rTPJ …
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I'm sure it makes it look more predatory. It would not surprise me to discover that prey animals know when predators are oriented towards them.

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@adredish
Interesting regularity : Predatory species are more likely to have forward facing eyes (presumably subserving depth perception for pursuit)