Introduction to the special issue on neuroethology.

Simmons, Andrea Megela; Moss, Cynthia F.

doi:10.1037/bne0000327

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“…Alternately, they may shape their research interests around the capabilities of a GMO rather than choosing the model organism most suitable for the intended research. Under each of these scenarios, questions that cannot be adapted to study in GMOs may simply not be pursued [18,22,25,39,41,44,72].…”

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“…The contributions of EOs to scientific progress are also clear. EOs enable discovery and study of processes that may not be experimentally tractable or even present in GMOs, often in organismal, ecological, and evolutionary contexts that are critical for determining the degree of generalization of findings [18,35,41,74]. It is important to note that GMO research has also been undeniably successful, enabling important breakthroughs in both curiosity-driven and applied contexts.…”

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“…But the increasing dominance of an exceedingly small number of GMOs in NBR and other areas risks producing a misleading picture of biological processes that complicates generalization. Many authors have cautioned against over-generalizing findings of GMO research to other species, including humans [18,22,23,25,35,39,41,43,44,72,[75][76][77][78][79][80]; in short, despite gene conservation, GMOs may not model fundamental biological processes as faithfully as they are purported to. To begin with, GMOs were initially selected for their derived life histories that facilitate laboratory rearing and research (small size, rapid life cycle and development) underpinned by molecular and cellular adaptations that may not be generalizable to species that did not undergo selection for these characteristics [25,72,81].…”

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“…. .to take advantage of evolutionary solutions to biological problems to identify both behavioral adaptations and genetic mechanisms [18]." Like "traditional" neuroscience, neuroethological model organisms are chosen for their experimental tractability and suitability for studying the question of interest, but additionally for their natural behaviors that are particularly well adapted to solve the problem of interest [19,20].…”

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The rise to dominance of genetic model organisms and the decline of curiosity-driven organismal research

Farris

2020

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Curiosity-driven, basic biological research “…performed without thought of practical ends…” establishes fundamental conceptual frameworks for future technological and medical breakthroughs. Traditionally, curiosity-driven research in biological sciences has utilized experimental organisms chosen for their tractability and suitability for studying the question of interest. This approach leverages the diversity of life to uncover working solutions (adaptations) to problems encountered by living things, and evolutionary context as to the extent to which these solutions may be generalized to other species. Despite the well-documented success of this approach, funding portfolios of United States granting agencies are increasingly filled with studies on a few species for which cutting-edge molecular tools are available (genetic model organisms). While this narrow focus may be justified for biomedically-focused funding bodies such as the National Institutes of Health, it is critical that robust federal support for curiosity-driven research using diverse experimental organisms be maintained by agencies such as the National Science Foundation. Using the disciplines of neurobiology and behavioral research as an example, this study finds that NSF grant awards have declined in association with a decrease in the proportion of grants funded for experimental, rather than genetic model organism research. The decline in use of experimental organisms in the literature mirrors but predates the shift grant funding. Today’s dominance of genetic model organisms was thus initiated by researchers themselves and/or by publication peer review and editorial preferences, and was further reinforced by pressure from granting agencies, academic employers, and the scientific community.

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Investigación multidisciplinar en neurociencias de la conducta: experiencia virtual de una movilidad internacional en el año 2020

Bernal-Morales

Ramírez

Zapata

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Revista. Humanismo.Soc.

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La movilidad estudiantil en el mundo se realiza en modalidad virtual debido a la restructuración de actividades por la COVID-19. Predomina la gestión de la internacionalización entre instituciones de educación superior para realizar estancias de investigación, sin embargo, es escasa la reflexión sobre la experiencia de estas estancias. Así, con el caso del programa de alumnos visitantes de la Universidad Veracruzana de México, realizado por primera vez en modalidad virtual en el verano 2020, el objetivo de este artículo es resaltar la importancia de la estancia virtual de investigación multidisciplinar realizada entre estudiantes colombianos de diferentes profesiones cuyos intereses convergieron en las neurociencias de la conducta. Conectados con el Instituto de Neuroetología en México, donde se estudian las bases biológicas de la conducta, los futuros profesionales en enfermería, contabilidad y derecho, a través de actividades de investigación, evidencian la contribución del conocimiento neurocientífico en el cuidado de otros, en el fomento de la cultura financiera, y en el ejercicio del litigio, respectivamente, y aportan su experiencia personal. Se concluye que, aunque la movilidad estudiantil sea virtual, es posible hacer investigación, intercambiar experiencias culturales y personales, sin desconocer los retos de aprendizaje para las disciplinas experimentales, pero fortaleciendo el aprendizaje significativo.

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Introduction to the special issue on neuroethology.

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

The rise to dominance of genetic model organisms and the decline of curiosity-driven organismal research

The rise to dominance of genetic model organisms and the decline of curiosity-driven organismal research

Nine Levels of Explanation

Investigación multidisciplinar en neurociencias de la conducta: experiencia virtual de una movilidad internacional en el año 2020

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