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The diminishing returns of distance: Computational analysis of approach-avoidance behavior under threat of predation.

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Authors: Jonathon R. Howlett1,2, Alan N. Simmons1,2, Katia M. Harlé1,2, Daniel M. Stout1,2
  1. VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, United States of America
  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
Institutions: University of California San Diego (United States); VA San Diego Healthcare System (United States)
Journal: PloS one, volume 21, issue 10, article e0360036
Dates: received 14 April 2025; accepted 22 September 2026; published online 28 October 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: none stated
Identifiers: DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0360036 · PMID 42949926 · PMCID PMC13716165 · OpenAlex W7203955329
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Categories: computational modeling (no new data) (modality), human (organism)
Methods: Machine learning, Statistics, fMRI & imaging, Spectral & time-frequency
MeSH: Avoidance Learning*, Choice Behavior*, Predatory Behavior*, Adult, Animals, Computer Simulation, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Young Adult (* major topic)
Journal subjects: Biology and Life Sciences, Organisms, Eukaryota, Animals, Vertebrates, Amniotes, Mammals, Wolves, Zoology, Psychology, Behavior, Animal Behavior, Foraging, Social Sciences, Ecology, Community Ecology, Trophic Interactions, Predation, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Psychology, Decision Making, Cognition, Medicine and Health Sciences, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Neuroses, Research and Analysis Methods, Simulation and Modeling
Topic: Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Veterans Health Administration Office of Research (Development Career Development Award IK2-CX001887, Career Development Transition Award IK4-RD002699, Merit Awards I01-CX002872, I01-CX002760, I01-BX005918, I01-CX002655 and I01-CX002456)
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 34 references in the paper

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Howlett, J. R., Simmons, A. N., Harlé, K. M., & Stout, D. M. (2026). The diminishing returns of distance: Computational analysis of approach-avoidance behavior under threat of predation. PloS one, 21(10), e0360036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360036

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@article{howlett2026diminishing,
author = {Howlett, Jonathon R. and Simmons, Alan N. and Harlé, Katia M. and Stout, Daniel M.},
title = {{The diminishing returns of distance: Computational analysis of approach-avoidance behavior under threat of predation}},
journal = {PloS one},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
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number = {10},
pages = {e0360036},
publisher = {PLOS},
issn = {1932-6203},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0360036},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360036},
pmid = {42949926},
pmcid = {PMC13716165}
}

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DA - 2026/10/28
VL - 21
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SP - e0360036
SN - 1932-6203
PB - PLOS
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0360036
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