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Technological advances in computational neuroethology

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- Traditional ethology often relies on task-constrained apparatuses, yielding low-dimensional behavioral measures.

- Artificial Intelligence (AI) now enables the analysis of freely moving animals in more natural spaces.

- AI drives pose estimation, action recognition, identity tracking, and body language understanding.

- Ambiguous definitions, data heterogeneity, and social complexity remain major challenges.

- Physical simulations and the forward-looking concept of "behavioral nucleotides" may inspire future research.

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Chen K., Han Y., Huang K., et al., (2026). Technological advances in computational neuroethology. The Innovation Reviews 1(1), 100012.

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