Topic: collective motor behaviors

Understanding the neuromechanical principles of collective motor behaviors is a longstanding question at the intersection between neuroscience, motor control and fluid mechanics. Striking examples of these behaviors include the patterns formed by fishes swimming or birds flying in schooling formations. What is the advantage of schooling? What central vs peripheral control mechanisms are involved in these emergent behaviors? Modeling the closed loop interaction between the neural and mechanical components describing collective behaviors is a complex task. It requires accurate modeling and si