Emergence, adaptation and cognitive cost in collective cognitive behavior

• Project/Area Number: 24K15688
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 90030:Cognitive science-related
• Research Institution: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
• Principal Investigator: SANGATI Ekaterina 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 神経計算ユニット, ポストドクトラルスカラー (70898246)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): チャン ユーチャン 立教大学, 現代心理学部, 助教 (50831484)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: collective behavior / emergence / collective cognition / cognitive cost / social coordination

Outline of Research at the Start

This project will contribute to understanding the phenomenon of emergent collective cognition: in which sense group behavior can be "emergent" and "cognitive". The first property will be assessed by using novel information-theoretic tools to data recorded in joint perception tasks. The cognitive status will be tested as the ability of collectives to adapt to changing task conditions. This research will inform further theoretical developments in cognitive and behavioral sciences, lead to more refined experiments, and have practical implications for supporting collective cognitive performance.