Neural mechanisms of multi-agent coordination in collective behavior

Determine how the combined neural activity across multiple interacting agents contributes to the emergence of collective behavior, by identifying the mechanisms through which inter-brain neural dynamics influence coordinated actions in groups of embodied agents.

Background

The paper motivates a bridge between multi-brain neuroscience and collective behavior by embedding agents with oscillator-based neural dynamics (HKB) into a sensorimotor environment. While simultaneous recordings of multiple interacting agents have advanced, the specific role of coordinated neural activity across agents in generating collective behavior is still not delineated. This gap justifies modeling efforts that couple neural dynamics to embodied interactions.