Natural Neuroscience: Toward a Systems Neuroscience of Natural Behaviors

A new approach to brain research that emphasizes studying the brain under naturalistic conditions.

Natural neuroscience departs from the classical reductionist approach, which emphasizes control at the expense of natural behaviors, by proposing a shift toward real-world relevance, natural behaviors, and ecological validity. In Natural Neuroscience, Nachum Ulanovsky presents the conceptual, empirical, and technological underpinnings that enabled this new field. Natural neuroscience researcher...