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  "id": 1728411,
  "title": "Economic and social modulations of innate decision-making in mice exposed to visual threats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/economic-and-social-modulations-of-innate-decision-making-in-mice",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "eLife",
    "slug": "elife",
    "url": "https://elifesciences.org/articles/107306"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When confronted by predators, animals make innate decisions with rapid reaction times—a trait shaped by natural selection to maximize survival. However, rapid reactions are effective only when grounded in accurate judgments and appropriate choices, which often require cognitive control. To address how such choices are shaped, we developed a behavioral paradigm to investigate how threat intensity,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}