New research provides an unprecedented look at how the brain makes foraging decisions—choices between sticking with a dwindling resource or venturing elsewhere. By identifying a neural signal that closely tracks a foraging-style integrator model, the study bridges the gap between high-level theories of decision-making and real-time brain activity.

From Naoshige Uchida, Jan Drugowitsch and colleagues, first author Michael Bukwich. Read more at MCB News.