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antipredator behavior

all forms of action by an organism that function to avoid being captured, wounded, or killed by another organism, including antipredatory aggression, defensive behavior, and mobbing as well as vigilance, immobility, the confusion effect, the dilution effect, and flight or other evasive action. To respond adaptively to predation threats and increase their chances of survival, prey animals have to be able to recognize their potential predators. Even though a few studies have demonstrated innate predator recognition, the vast majority of animals have to rely on learning to acquire this information.

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February 1st 2025

interaural rivalry

interaural rivalry

the competition within the auditory system to comprehend conflicting inputs received simultaneously in both ears. Interaural rivalry has been employed in the study of temporal lobe lesions: Patients typically recall less of the information heard in the left ear if a lesion is on the right side, and vice versa. See also dichotic listening.