Neuroscientists explore the risky business of self-preservation

Neuroscientists explore the risky business of self-preservation 09/13/2017 01:11 PM EDT Northwestern University researchers have learned that the escape response for prey is more nuanced than previously thought. In a study of larval zebrafish, the researchers are the first to find that the animal's innate escape response incorporates the speed of the approaching predator--not just the proximity of the predator--in its calculation of how best to flee. Full story at https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/september/neuroscientists-explore-the-risky-business-of-self-preservation/ Source Northwestern University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111