Neuroscience: How the brain prioritizes behaviors

To optimize our choices, we need to prioritize among different goals. A recent study used a new Drosophila behavioral paradigm, bringing together conflicting behavioral choices in the context of different internal states and sensory cues, to provide foundational insights into the circuit mechanisms underlying how the brain prioritizes behavioral decisions.

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The study used a new Drosophila behavioral paradigm to provide foundational insights into the circuit mechanisms of how the brain prioritizes behavioral decisions among conflicting choices in different internal states and sensory cues.