Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony
Abstract An important open problem in Human Behaviour is to understand how coordination emerges in human ensembles. This problem has been seldom studied quantitatively in the existing literature, in contrast to situations involving dual interaction. Here we study motor coordination (or synchronisati...
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| author | Francesco Alderisio Gianfranco Fiore Robin N. Salesse Benoît G. Bardy Mario di Bernardo |
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| description | Abstract An important open problem in Human Behaviour is to understand how coordination emerges in human ensembles. This problem has been seldom studied quantitatively in the existing literature, in contrast to situations involving dual interaction. Here we study motor coordination (or synchronisation) in a group of individuals where participants are asked to visually coordinate an oscillatory hand motion. We separately tested two groups of seven participants. We observed that the coordination level of the ensemble depends on group homogeneity, as well as on the pattern of visual couplings (who looked at whom). Despite the complexity of social interactions, we show that networks of coupled heterogeneous oscillators with different structures capture well the group dynamics. Our findings are relevant to any activity requiring the coordination of several people, as in music, sport or at work, and can be extended to account for other perceptual forms of interaction such as sound or feel. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f54151db2ab741738ad699879d67d9822022-12-21T18:00:28ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222017-07-017111010.1038/s41598-017-06559-4Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchronyFrancesco Alderisio0Gianfranco Fiore1Robin N. Salesse2Benoît G. Bardy3Mario di Bernardo4Department of Engineering Mathematics, Merchant Venturers Building, University of BristolDepartment of Engineering Mathematics, Merchant Venturers Building, University of BristolEuroMov, Montpellier UniversityEuroMov, Montpellier UniversityDepartment of Engineering Mathematics, Merchant Venturers Building, University of BristolAbstract An important open problem in Human Behaviour is to understand how coordination emerges in human ensembles. This problem has been seldom studied quantitatively in the existing literature, in contrast to situations involving dual interaction. Here we study motor coordination (or synchronisation) in a group of individuals where participants are asked to visually coordinate an oscillatory hand motion. We separately tested two groups of seven participants. We observed that the coordination level of the ensemble depends on group homogeneity, as well as on the pattern of visual couplings (who looked at whom). Despite the complexity of social interactions, we show that networks of coupled heterogeneous oscillators with different structures capture well the group dynamics. Our findings are relevant to any activity requiring the coordination of several people, as in music, sport or at work, and can be extended to account for other perceptual forms of interaction such as sound or feel.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06559-4 |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Alderisio Gianfranco Fiore Robin N. Salesse Benoît G. Bardy Mario di Bernardo Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony Scientific Reports |
| title | Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony |
| title_full | Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony |
| title_fullStr | Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony |
| title_short | Interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony |
| title_sort | interaction patterns and individual dynamics shape the way we move in synchrony |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06559-4 |
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