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Decentralized Competition Produces Nonlinear Dynamics Akin to Klinotaxis
Joint Authors
Manrique, Pedro D.
Klein, Mason
Li, Yao Sheng
Xu, Chen
Hui, Pak Ming
Johnson, Neil
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
One of the biggest challenges in unravelling the complexity of living systems, is to fully understand the neural logic that translates sensory input into the highly nonlinear motor outputs that are observed when simple organisms crawl.
Recent work has shown that organisms such as larvae that exhibit klinotaxis (i.e., orientation through lateral movements of portions of the body) can perform normal exploratory practices even in the absence of a brain.
Abdominal and thoracic networks control the alternation between crawls and turns.
This motivates the search for decentralized models of movement that can produce nonlinear outputs that resemble the experiments.
Here, we present such a complex system model, in the form of a population of decentralized decision-making components (agents) whose aggregate activity resembles that observed in klinotaxis organisms.
Despite the simplicity of each component, the complexity created by their collective feedback of information and actions akin to proportional navigation, drives the model organism towards a specific target.
Our model organism’s nonlinear behaviors are consistent with empirically observed reorientation rate measures for Drosophila larvae as well as nematode C.
elegans.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Manrique, Pedro D.& Klein, Mason& Li, Yao Sheng& Xu, Chen& Hui, Pak Ming& Johnson, Neil. 2018. Decentralized Competition Produces Nonlinear Dynamics Akin to Klinotaxis. Complexity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Manrique, Pedro D.…[et al.]. Decentralized Competition Produces Nonlinear Dynamics Akin to Klinotaxis. Complexity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136946
American Medical Association (AMA)
Manrique, Pedro D.& Klein, Mason& Li, Yao Sheng& Xu, Chen& Hui, Pak Ming& Johnson, Neil. Decentralized Competition Produces Nonlinear Dynamics Akin to Klinotaxis. Complexity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136946
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136946