Topic: schooling

Animals exhibit a dazzling array of collective behaviors. Recent studies have characterized the neural representations of relevant behavioral variables, like conspecific-location, in such contexts. However, much less is known about the neural mechanisms mediating interactions between individuals in a group, and the sensorimotor transformations responsible for complex group behavior. To advance our understanding of the neural basis of group behaviors, we studied collective motion (‘schooling’) of micro glassfish (Danionella cerebrum). Danionella schooling emerges during the first 8 weeks post-f

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