New study identifies part of brain animals use to make inferences

Animals survive in changing and unpredictable environments by not merely responding to new circumstances, but also, like humans, by forming inferences about their surroundings—for instance, squirrels understand that certain bird noises don’t signal the presence of a predator, so they won’t seek shelter when they later hear these same sounds. But less clear is how the brain works to create these inferences.

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