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sabato 27 aprile 2024

# ethno: cross-cultural comparison of rhythm priors in 15 countries.


<< Music is present in every known society but varies from place to place. What, if anything, is universal to music cognition? (AA) measured a signature of mental representations of rhythm in 39 participant groups in 15 countries, spanning urban societies and Indigenous populations. >>️

Their << results suggest a common feature of music cognition: discrete rhythm ‘categories’ at small-integer ratios. These discrete representations plausibly stabilize musical systems in the face of cultural transmission but interact with culture-specific traditions to yield the diversity that is evident when mental representations are probed across many cultures. >>️

Nori Jacoby, Rainer Polak, et al. Commonality and variation in mental representations of music revealed by a cross-cultural comparison of rhythm priors in 15 countries. Nat Hum Behav.  doi: 10.1038/ s41562-023-01800-9. March 4, 2024. 

Also: ethno, music, jazz, behav, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: ethno, music, jazz, behavior


sabato 20 aprile 2024

# gst: apropos of synchronization of large bubble clouds, self-oscillating acoustic bubbles that bounce

<< Self-oscillations underlie many natural phenomena such as heartbeat, ocean waves, and the pulsation of variable stars. (..) In this study, (AA) consider two closely spaced bubbles pulsating in the kHz range in response to ultrasonic excitation. A translational bouncing motion emerges from their interaction with a much lower frequency than the bubble pulsation frequency. >>

Their analysis << reveals that the observed bubble bouncing exhibits the main features of self-oscillation, such as negative damping and the emergence of a limit cycle. These results highlight unexpected nonlinear effects in the field of microbubbles and give insights into the understanding of synchronization in large bubble clouds. >>️

Gabriel Regnault, Alexander A Doinikov, et al. Phenomenon of self-oscillation in bubble dynamics: Bouncing acoustic bubbles. arXiv: 2404.05822v1 [physics.flu-dyn]. Apr 8, 2024.

Also: bubble, bouncing, behav, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, bubble, self-oscillation, bouncing, behavior, collective behavior, bouncing motion, synchronization


martedì 16 aprile 2024

# gst: apropos of collective behaviors, a visual model to reproduces swarming, schooling, and milling.


<< Animal collective behavior is often modeled with self-propelled particles, assuming each individual has “omniscient” knowledge of its neighbors. Yet, neighbors may be hidden from view and we do not know the effect of this information loss. To address this question, (AA) propose a visual model of collective behavior where each particle moves according to bioplausible visual cues, in particular the optic flow. This visual model successfully reproduces three classical collective behaviors: swarming (no orientational order), schooling (high orientational order), and milling (the group coordinately swirls in a circular pattern). >>️

Diego Castro, Franck Ruffier, Christophe Eloy. Modeling collective behaviors from optic flow and retinal cues. Phys. Rev. Research 6, 023016. Apr 4, 2024. 

Also: swarm, flockbehav, particle, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, swarming, flocking, behavior, particle, self-propelled particles


sabato 2 marzo 2024

# behav: ADHD may have been a feature of nomadic exploration among hunter-gatherer societies

<< All mobile organisms forage for resources, choosing how and when to search for new opportunities by comparing current returns with the average for the environment. In humans, nomadic lifestyles favouring exploration have been associated with genetic mutations implicated in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), inviting the hypothesis that this condition may impact foraging decisions in the general population. >>️

David L. Barack, Vera U. Ludwig, et al. 
Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging. Proc Royal Society B.  doi: 10.1098/ rspb.2022.2584. Feb 21, 2024. 

<< Is it a legacy of the hunter-gatherer world? >> Arjun Ramakrishnan

Chen Ly. ADHD may have evolved to help foragers know when to cut their losses. newscientist.com Feb 21,2024.

Also: nomads, bushmen, behav, uncertainty, curiosity, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords: adhd, nomads, hunter-gatherers, behavior, behaviour


giovedì 25 gennaio 2024

# behav: mechanics of fire ant rafts as an active self-healing membrane

<< The unique ability of fire ants to form a raft to survive flooding rain has enchanted biologists as well as researchers in other disciplines. (..) a three-dimensional aggregation of fire ants exhibits viscoelasticity with respect to external compression and shearing among numerous unusual mechanical properties. >>️

AA << study the ant raft in its natural form, i.e., composing no more than two layers. This allowed to focus on the cracks that are unique to membranes and see how their patterns are influenced by the fact that these ants are mobile and can self-repair the damage to keep their raft from disintegration. >>️

They << show that vertical and horizontal shaking can also prompt fire ants to aggregate.  (..)  the pull force expedites the alignment of fire ants, in analogy to the effect of an electric field on liquid crystal polymers. >>️

<< One major finding is that the raft can exhibit zero Poisson's ratio without resorting to specific geometry structures. This is enabled by the active recruitment of ants from the top layer to the bottom layer to keep the raft from disintegrating. >>️
Chung-Hao Chen, Ting-Heng Hsieh, et al. Formation and mechanics of fire ant rafts as an active self-healing membrane. Phys. Rev. E 109, 014607. Jan 9, 2024. 

David Ehrenstein. Material Properties of Fire-Ant Rafts. Physics 17, s5. Jan 9. 2024. 

randa (quasi-stochastic poetry) https://inkpi.blogspot.com/search?q=randa

Also: behav, behavior, in  https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords behavior, behaviour, ant, raft, self-healing


venerdì 17 novembre 2023

# behav: the self-care hypothesis of the puteketeke bird (great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus)

<< The Puteketeke bird has been elected as New Zealand's Bird of the Century after John Oliver promoted the bird not just on his show, but around the world. >>

<< It also exhibits some unusual antics, like eating feathers to help it vomit up parasites,  >> AILSA CHANG
<< They have a mating dance where they both grab a clump of wet grass and chest bump each other... >> JOHN OLIVER

Kat Lonsdorf, Christopher Intagliata. The Puteketeke bird has been elected as New Zealand's Bird of the Century. npr.org Nov 15, 2023. 

L’uccello del secolo della Nuova Zelanda l’ha deciso John Oliver. ilpost.it. Nov 15, 2023. 


John Oliver, an interview: https://youtu.be/uVE1hBzHn3s

many thanks to Tammi ( https://www.inkgmr.net/tammi ) for this news. 

Also: Self-perception of health and survival. A 10-year follow-up among Italians aged over sixty. INRCA, Technical Report, Genova, 7 March 1995: 1-19. Minerva Med 1997 Jan-Feb 88:1-2 15-23. [abst] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9093288/

Also: 'behav', 'perception', in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords: behaviour, self-care, perceptions


venerdì 18 agosto 2023

# gst: emergence of self-organizing zigzag patterns among (magnetic) particles suspended in a liquid


<< When molecules or bacteria organize into a long-range pattern, researchers want to understand how the microscopic interactions lead to the macroscopic order. (AA) observed such self-organization in magnetic particles suspended in a liquid and subjected to an oscillating magnetic field. Through experiments and simulations, the team showed that the resulting zigzag pattern is explained by the fluid flow generated around the oscillating particles, not by any details of the particles or the applied field. Similar zigzag patterns have also been seen in charged colloids subjected to oscillating electric fields, so the explanation may cover a range of particle systems. The researchers also believe that understanding and controlling the effect could lead to useful applications in microfluidics devices. >>️

David Ehrenstein. Self-Organized Zigzags from Fluid Flow. Physics 16, 138. Aug 11, 2023.

Gaspard Junot, Marco De Corato, Pietro Tierno. Large Scale Zigzag Pattern Emerging from Circulating Active Shakers. Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 068301. Aug 11, 2023. 

Also: particle, self-assembly, chiral, behav, in: https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html  

Keywords: gst, behavior, particle, self-assembly, self-organization, chiral, active shakers, squirmers, alternating chirality


lunedì 7 agosto 2023

# behav: use of social information in flight (among ‘griffon’ vultures Gyps fulvus and G. rueppellii)


 <<Animals rely on a balance of personal and social information to decide when and where to move next in order to access a desired resource, such as food. The benefits from cueing on conspecifics to reduce uncertainty about resources availability can be rapidly overcome by the risks of within-group competition, often exacerbated toward low-ranked individuals. Being obligate soarers, relying on thermal updrafts to search for carcasses around which competition can be fierce, vultures represent ideal models to investigate the balance between personal and social information during foraging movements. Linking dominance hierarchy, social affinities and meteorological conditions to movement decisions of eight captive vultures, Gyps spp., released for free flights in natural-like soaring conditions,  (AA) found that they relied on social information (i.e. other vultures using/having used the thermals) to find the next thermal updraft, especially in unfavourable flight conditions. Low-ranked individuals were more likely to disregard social cues when deciding where to go next, possibly to minimise the competitive risk of social aggregation. These results exemplify the architecture of decision-making during flight in social birds. It suggests that the environmental context, the context of risk and the social system as a whole calibrate the balance between personal and social information use. >> 

Sassi Yohan, Nouzieres Basile, Scacco Martina, et al. The use of social information in vulture flight decisions. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2023.07.26.550671. Jul 28, 2023.







sabato 8 luglio 2023

# behav: how a microbiota (Curvibacter sp.) could modulate eating behavior in Hydra.

(AA) << studied the eating behavior of Hydra, a host that has a simple nervous system and a low-complexity microbiota. >>

(They) << demonstrate that different neuronal subpopulations are functioning together to control the eating behavior. The microbiota participates in control of the eating behavior since germ-free or mono-colonized animals have drastic difficulties in mouth opening. This was restored by adding a full complement of the microbiota. >>️

The << findings confirm and expand on the idea that in animals without a central nervous system, a complex behavior is controlled by multiple subpopulations of neurons, forming circuits and modules. (Their)  observations presented here show that this not only requires the coordination of multiple neuronal circuits, but also that signals from the microbial environment play an important role. >>

Christoph Giez, Denis Pinkle, et al.  Microbes as part of ancestral neuronal circuits: Bacterial produced signals affect neurons controlling eating behavior in Hydra. BioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2023.04.28.538719. Apr 29, 2023. 

Also: How a virus could cause context-dependent manipulation in host social behavior.  Apr 28, 2020.  https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2020/04/gst-how-virus-could-cause-context.html

Keywords: behav, eating behavior, food, Hydra, microbiota 






mercoledì 5 luglio 2023

# brain: spiral waves at the edge of neural tissue during cognitive processing.


AA << have discovered human brain signals travelling across the outer layer of neural tissue that naturally arrange themselves to resemble swirling spirals. >>️

<< The research (..) indicates these ubiquitous spirals, which are brain signals observed on the cortex during both resting and cognitive states, help organise brain activity and cognitive processing. >>️

<< Our study suggests that gaining insights into how the spirals are related to cognitive processing could significantly enhance our understanding of the dynamics and functions of the brain, (..) These spiral patterns exhibit intricate and complex dynamics, moving across the brain’s surface while rotating around central points known as phase singularities. >> Pulin Gong.

<< One key characteristic of these brain spirals is that they often emerge at the boundaries that separate different functional networks in the brain, >> Yiben Xu. 

Philip Ritchie. Scientists discover spiral-shaped signals that organise brain activity. sydney.edu.au. Jun 16, 2023. 


Yiben Xu, Xian Long, Jianfeng Feng & Pulin Gong. Interacting spiral wave patterns underlie complex brain dynamics and are related to cognitive processing. Nat Hum Behav. doi: 10.1038/ s41562-023-01626-5. Jun 15,  2023.

Also: brain, vortex, waves in: https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords: brain, vortex, waves,  cognition




lunedì 26 giugno 2023

# gst: apropos of the shepherding problem, a collision-free model between sheep and shepherd


<< The shepherding problem refers to guiding a group of agents (called sheep) to a specific destination using an external agent with repulsive forces (called shepherd). Although various movement algorithms for the shepherd have been explored in the literature, there is a scarcity of methodologies for selective guidance, which is a key technology for precise swarm control. >>️

AA << study investigates the problem of guiding a single target sheep within a swarm to a given destination using a shepherd. (AA) first present (their) model of the dynamics of sheep agents and the interaction between sheep and shepherd agents. The model is shown to be well-defined with no collision if the interaction magnitude between sheep and shepherd is reasonably limited. Based on the analysis with Lyapunov stability principles, (AA) design a shepherd control law to guide the target sheep to the origin while avoiding collisions among sheep agents. >>️

Yaosheng Deng, Aiyi Li, Masaki Ogura, Naoki Wakamiya. Collision-Free Shepherding Control of a Single Target within a Swarm. arXiv: 2306.12044v1 [nlin.AO]. Jun 21, 2023.

Alsobehav, swarm, game, sadistic, ctz  in:  https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords: gst, behav, swarm, game



martedì 25 aprile 2023

# evol: gentle bonobos vs. aggressive chimps ...


<< Among the great apes, the chimpanzees and the bonobos are the most genetically related to us as we share about 98.7% of our DNA with them. >>️

<< So where exactly do humans stand? We seem to have incorporated the traits of both species, resulting in a tension between our aggressive and harmonious proclivities. Our tendency for conflict mirrors the competitiveness of chimpanzees, and yet the bonobos teach us that we have it in us to be altruistic and that society can be organised in more peaceful ways. This selflessness underlies the large-scale cooperation that has helped Homo sapiens share ideas, form nations, explore the universe and outlast other early humans such as Homo erectus. >>️

Jose Yong. Bonobos and chimps: what our closest relatives tell us about humans. theconversation.com. April 4, 2023. 


Also: 'evolution', 'chimps', 'behav' in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords: evolution, chimps, bonobos,  chimpanzees, behavior


martedì 21 marzo 2023

# behav: even the first asynchronous decisions might tend to be correct and exhibit information cascades.


<< It is usually assumed that information cascades are most likely to occur when an early but incorrect opinion spreads through the group. Here (AA) analyse models of confidence-sharing in groups and reveal the opposite result: simple but plausible models of naïve Bayesian decision-making exhibit information cascades when group decisions are synchronous; however, when group decisions are asynchronous, the early decisions reached by Bayesian decision makers tend to be correct, and dominate the group consensus dynamics. Thus early decisions actually rescue the group from making errors, rather than contribute to it. (AA) explore the likely realism of our assumed decision-making rule with reference to the evolution of mechanisms for aggregating social information, and known psychological and neuroscientific mechanisms. >>️

Andreagiovanni Reina, Thomas Bose, et al.  Asynchrony rescues statistically-optimal group decisions from information cascades through emergent leaders.  bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2022.04.05.487127. Feb16, 2023.

Also

'asynchronous' in FonT
'game' in FonT
'behav' in FonT

Keywords: behavior, behaviour, game, decision-making, synchronous- asynchronous group decisions, social interactions, information cascade, life, jazz


lunedì 20 marzo 2023

# behav: predicting long-term collective behavior with deep learning (among fish species Hemigrammus rhodostomus)


<< Deciphering the social interactions that govern collective behavior in animal societies has greatly benefited from advancements in modern computing. Computational models diverge into two kinds of approaches: analytical models and machine learning models. This work introduces a deep learning model for social interactions in the fish species Hemigrammus rhodostomus, and compares its results to experiments and to the results of a state-of-the-art analytical model. To that end, (AA) propose a systematic methodology to assess the faithfulness of a model, based on the introduction of a set of stringent observables. (They) demonstrate that machine learning models of social interactions can directly compete against their analytical counterparts. Moreover, this work demonstrates the need for consistent validation across different timescales and highlights which design aspects critically enables (AA) deep learning approach to capture both short- and long-term dynamics. (AA) also show that this approach is scalable to other fish species. >>️

Vaios Papaspyros, Ramon Escobedo, et al. Predicting long-term collective animal behavior with deep learning. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2023.02.15.528318. Feb 15, 2023.

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keywords 'behav' in FonT

keyword 'ai' in FonT

keyword 'ia' | 'ai' in Notes 
(quasi-stochastic poetry)


Keywords: ai, gst, behav, behavior, cognition, machine learning, deep learning, social interactions







lunedì 19 dicembre 2022

# gst: behavior of microswimmers in a vortex with translational and rotational noise

AA << propose a theoretical model to investigate the dynamics of elongated microswimmers in elementary vortices, namely active particles in two- and three-dimensional rotlets. A deterministic model first reveals the existence of bounded orbits near the centre of the vortex and unbounded orbits elsewhere. (AA) further discover a conserved quantity of motion that allows (..) to map the phase space according to the type of the orbit (bounded vs unbounded). (They) next introduce translational and rotational noise into the system. Using a Fokker--Planck formalism, (AA) quantify the quality of trapping near the centre of the vortex by examining the probability of escape and the mean time of escape from the region of deterministically bounded orbits. (AA) finally show how to use these findings to formulate a prediction for the radius of the depletion zone, which compares favourably with the experiments of Sokolov and Aranson (2016). >>

Ivan Tanasijevic, Eric Lauga. Microswimmers in vortices: Dynamics and trapping. arXiv: 2211.05866v1 [physics.bio-ph].  Nov 10, 2022. 

Also

'microswimmers' in FonT 

Keywords: gst, behav, translation,  rotation, trapping, noise, swimmer, swimming,  microswimmers, fluid dynamics, vortex, vortices, vortexes, vorticity




sabato 19 novembre 2022

# gst: apropos of swarms: local couplings, chirality, lattices of vortices, beating clusters, interacting phase waves among swarmalators.

AA << study the emergent behaviors of a population of swarming coupled oscillators, dubbed 'swarmalators'. (..)  Here (they) expand this work by adding more realistic features: local coupling, non-identical natural frequencies, and chirality. This more realistic model generates a variety of new behaviors including lattices of vortices, beating clusters, and interacting phase waves. Similar behaviors are found across natural and artificial micro-scale collective systems, including social slime mold, spermatozoa vortex arrays, and Quincke rollers. >>

Steven Ceron, Kevin O'Keeffe, Kirstin Petersen. Diverse Behaviors in Non-Uniform Chiral and Non-Chiral Swarmalators. arXiv: 2211.06439v1 [nlin.AO]. Nov 11, 2022.

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keyword 'swarm' in FonT

keyword 'chiral' in FonT

keyword 'vortex' in FonT

keyword 'vortice' in Notes
(quasi-stochastic poetry)

Keywords: gst, behav, behavior, behaviour, swarm, swarmalators, chirality, chiral swarmalators, non-chiral swarmalators, vortex, vortex array, vortices, vorticity, slime mold.





venerdì 18 novembre 2022

# gst: apropos of transitions, the transition from sticking to slipping.

<< From hydrogels and plastics to liquid crystals, soft solids cover a wide array of synthetic and biological materials that play key enabling roles in advanced technologies >>️

<< Attempts to study the interactions between soft solids and liquids have largely focused on the wetting of soft solids and its resulting deformation at equilibrium or in a quasi-static state. Here, (AA) consider the frequently encountered case of unsteady wetting of a liquid on a soft solid and show that transient deformation of the solid is necessary to understand unsteady wetting behaviours. >>️

AA << find that the initial spreading of the liquid occurs uninterrupted in the absence of solid deformation. This is followed by intermittent spreading, in which transient deformation of the solid at the three-phase contact line (CL) causes the CL motion to alternate alternation between CL sticking and slipping. (They) identify the spreading rate of liquids and the viscoelastic reacting rate of soft solids as the two competing factors in dictating intermittent spreading. (They)  formulate and validate experimentally the conditions required for the contact line to transition from sticking to slipping. By considering the growing deformation of soft solids as dynamic surface heterogeneities, (AA) proposed conditions for stick-slip transition in unsteady wetting on soft solids broaden the classical theory on wetting hysteresis on rigid solids. >>️

Surjyasish Mitra, Quoc Vo, Marcus Lin, Tuan Tran. Unsteady wetting of soft solids. arXiv:2211.07043v1 [cond-mat.soft]. Nov 13, 2022.

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keyword 'drop' | 'droplet' | 'droploids' in FonT




keyword 'goccia' in Notes 
(quasi-stochastic poetry) 


Keywords: gst, behav, behaviour, transition, soft solids, drop, droplet, sticking, slipping.


giovedì 8 settembre 2022

# behav: cry / not cry, babe ... POMC neurons modulate the crying behavior of pups (among mice)


<< Infants cry when separated from their mothers. Here, (AA) show that POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus—via ß-endorphin production and signaling—modulate the crying behavior of mouse pups. The effect of POMC neurons on vocal behavior depends on the expression of µ-opioid receptors, the main receptor for ß-endorphin. Thus, POMC neurons in the hypothalamus modulate infant cry through opioid signaling. >>️

Gabriela M. Bosque Ortiz, Marcelo O. Dietrich. POMC neurons modulate infant vocalizations through opioid signaling. bioRxiv 2022.08.15.504046. 
doi: 10.1101/ 2022.08.15.504046. Aug 15, 2022. 

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keywords 'behav' in FonT

keyword 'pnei' in FonT

keyword 'pnei' in Notes 
(quasi-stochastic poetry)

Keywords: behav, brain, pnei, opioid signaling


martedì 5 luglio 2022

# behav: cognitive maps to get out of trouble, a jumping behaviour could be a goal-directed behaviour (in guppies, Poecilia reticulata).

<< Spatial cognitive abilities allow individuals to remember the location of food patches, predator hide-outs, or shelters. Animals typically incorporate learnt spatial information or use external environmental cues to navigate their surroundings. A spectacular example of how some fishes move is through aerial jumping. >>️

<< what information such re-orientation behaviour during jumping is based on remains enigmatic. Here (AA) combine a lab and field experiment to test if guppies (Poecilia reticulata) incorporate learnt spatial information and external environmental cues (visual and auditory) to determine where to jump. >>

AA << show that in unfamiliar entrapments guppies direct their jumps by combining visual and auditory cues, while in familiar entrapments they use a cognitive map. (..) jumping behaviour is a goal-directed behaviour, guided by different sources of information and involving important spatial cognitive skills. >>️️

Hannah de Waele, Catarina Vila Pouca, et al. Jumping out of trouble: Evidence for a cognitive map in guppies (Poecilia reticulata).  bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2022.03.30.486400. Mar 30, 2022.


Also

Voli a casaccio. Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry). Oct 01, 2006. 


the flexible mental maps of flies. FonT. Nov 21, 2019. 


Keyword: behav, cognition, jumping behaviour, aerial jumping






venerdì 1 aprile 2022

# life: Chimps distribute their time to groom other individuals in the same manner as humans structure their relationships.

AA << show that the time chimpanzees devote to grooming other individuals is well described by the same model used for human relationships, supporting the existence of similar social signatures for both humans and chimpanzees. Furthermore, the relationship structure depends on group size as predicted by the model, the proportion of high intensity connections being larger for smaller groups. >>

Diego Escribano, Victoria Doldan-Martelli, et al. Chimpanzees organize their social relationships like humans. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2022.03.16.484664. March 17, 2022. 


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keywords 'chimp' | 'chimps' in FonT



keyword 'chimps' | 'sileno' in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry)



keywords 'behav' in FonT


keywords: life, chimps, behav, behavior, behaviour, social relationships