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Phaniraj N, Brügger RK, Burkart JM. Marmosets mutually compensate for differences in rhythms when coordinating vigilance. PLoS Comput Biol 2024; 20:e1012104. [PMID: 38748738 PMCID: PMC11132515 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Synchronization is widespread in animals, and studies have often emphasized how this seemingly complex phenomenon can emerge from very simple rules. However, the amount of flexibility and control that animals might have over synchronization properties, such as the strength of coupling, remains underexplored. Here, we studied how pairs of marmoset monkeys coordinated vigilance while feeding. By modeling them as coupled oscillators, we noted that (1) individual marmosets do not show perfect periodicity in vigilance behaviors, (2) nevertheless, marmoset pairs started to take turns being vigilant over time, a case of anti-phase synchrony, (3) marmosets could couple flexibly; the coupling strength varied with every new joint feeding bout, and (4) marmosets could control the coupling strength; dyads showed increased coupling if they began in a more desynchronized state. Such flexibility and control over synchronization require more than simple interaction rules. Minimally, animals must estimate the current degree of asynchrony and adjust their behavior accordingly. Moreover, the fact that each marmoset is inherently non-periodic adds to the cognitive demand. Overall, our study provides a mathematical framework to investigate the cognitive demands involved in coordinating behaviors in animals, regardless of whether individual behaviors are rhythmic or not.
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- Nikhil Phaniraj
- Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Fram NR, Alviar C, Lense MD. What scholarship on social timing and autism can learn from each other: A Comment on "The evolution of social timing" by Laura Verga, Sonja A. Kotz, and Andrea Ravignani. Phys Life Rev 2024; 48:19-21. [PMID: 38061249 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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- Noah R Fram
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Dotov D, Paxton A. Grounding social timing: A commentary on "The evolution of social timing" by Verga et al. (2023). Phys Life Rev 2024; 48:8-10. [PMID: 38039863 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
Abstract
We are excited about Verga et al.'s [22] exhortation to look beyond humans to understand the purpose, scope, and evolution of social timing. We argue that the field should expand even further. We first point out the enabling role of the spatial environment, which constrains social interaction and in which social interaction is embedded. Second, we argue that a full appreciation of the emergence of social timing must include a focus on physical prerequisites of interactive systems, exemplified by studies of dissipative structures more broadly. By situating interacting systems-whether biological or not-within their shared dynamic environment, we can more clearly and more fully understand social timing.
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- Dobromir Dotov
- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska Omaha, United States of America.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, United States of America; Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, United States of America.
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Konvalinka I, Kompatsiari K, Li Q. The fine-grained temporal dynamics of social timing: a window into sociality of embodied social agents. Comment on "The evolution of social timing" by L. Verga, S. A. Kotz, & A. Ravignani. Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:95-98. [PMID: 37804719 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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- Ivana Konvalinka
- Section for Cognitive Systems, DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Section for Cognitive Systems, DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Cognitive Systems, DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Novembre G, Nguyen T, Bigand F, Tucci V, Papaleo F, Bianco R, Koul A. Sociality and Timing: Correlation or Causation? Comment on 'The evolution of social timing' by Verga L., Kotz S. & Ravignani A. Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:179-181. [PMID: 37924673 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Giacomo Novembre
- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rome, Italy.
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- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rome, Italy
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- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rome, Italy
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- Genetics and Epigenetics of Behavior, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova, Italy
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- Genetics and Cognition, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova, Italy
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- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rome, Italy
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- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rome, Italy
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Galvez-Pol A, López-Martín G, Kilner JM. Social timing as an active, multisensory, and embodied process. A commentary on "The evolution of social timing" by Verga, Kotz and Ravignani. Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:128-130. [PMID: 37862899 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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- Alejandro Galvez-Pol
- Psychology Department, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Active Cognition, Embodiment, and Environment Lab, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- Psychology Department, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Active Cognition, Embodiment, and Environment Lab, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, Queen Square, London, UK
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Palmer C, Demos AP. Social timing: More than combinatorial probabilities?: Comment on "The evolution of social timing" by Laura Verga, Sonja Kotz and Andrea Ravignani. Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:102-103. [PMID: 37806111 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Burkart JM, Brügger RK, Phaniraj N. Synchronization: When is it more than an epiphenomenon? A modelling approach. Comment on "the evolution of social timing" by L. Verga, S. A. Kotz & A. Ravignani. Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:172-173. [PMID: 37922671 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- J M Burkart
- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zürich 8057, Switzerland; Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE), University of Zurich, Affolternstrasse 56, Zurich 050, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zürich 8057, Switzerland.
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zürich 8057, Switzerland
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zürich 8057, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zürich 8057, Switzerland
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Cox C, Templeton E, Fusaroli R. Fine-tuning social timing: From non-human to human animals and back: A commentary on "The evolution of social timing" by Verga, Kotz and Ravignani (2023). Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:79-81. [PMID: 37742435 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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- Christopher Cox
- Department of Linguistics & Cognitive Science, Aarhus University, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 2, Building 1485, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark; Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, Building 1483, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, Vanbrugh College, Heslington, York YO10 5 DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Linguistics & Cognitive Science, Aarhus University, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 2, Building 1485, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark; Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, Building 1483, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark; Linguistic Data Consortium, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.
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Schilbach L. Adding a mental health perspective on social timing: Comment on "The evolution of social timing" by Verga, Laura, Kotz, Sonja A., Ravignani, A. Phys Life Rev 2023; 46:277-280. [PMID: 37598629 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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- Leonhard Schilbach
- Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet, Munich, Germany; Department of General Psychiatry 2, LVR-Klinikum Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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