Animal Behavior & CognitionFrontiers in Behavioral NeurosciencePeer-reviewed
Rats use darting as a strategy to navigate between reward and safety during platform-mediated active avoidance under different social contexts.
Karissa Payne, Shannon Ruble, Halle Ness…·María M. Diehl
This study examines darting behavior in rats during the PMA task, finding that social context influences darting frequency, speed, and location, suggesting it is a learned navigation strategy.
DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1887899