Fig. 8: Cognitive representation of collective motion.
From: Allocentric flocking
A A snapshot of the collective motion in a population of 80 agents is shown. The population can be decomposed into subgroups of synchronized agents. B and C The motion pattern (B) and the neural activity (C) of a subgroups of three coherently moving agents among the 80 agents presented in (A) are shown. The coordinated movement of the agents results from the synchronization of their neural dynamics. D, E An example of fission-fusion and leader-follower dynamics is shown. In the beginning, agents 4–6 are synchronized and move together, and agents 7 and 8 move together. When these two groups come into close proximity, at around timestep 1000, agent 6 changes its mind and joins agents 6 and 7. Consequently, its neural activity becomes synchronized with agents 7 and 8. Around time 1050, a sudden direction change by agent 6 drives a sudden direction change in agent 8, followed by a similar behavior of agent 7. Parameter values: Ns = 100, v0 = 10, σ = 2π/Ns, hb = 0, β = 400, N = 80, and L = 1000.
