Communicated somatic markers benefit both the individual and the species

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Title:	Communicated somatic markers benefit both the individual and the species
Creators Name:	Harrington, K.I. and Olsen, M.M. and Siegelmann, H. T.
Abstract:	We use emotional communication within a predator-prey game to evaluate the tradeoff between socio-emotional behavior at individual- and species- scales. In this predator-prey game, individual predators and prey use emotion in their decision making, and communicate their emotional state with neighboring conspecifics. The model of emotion is based upon the somatic marker hypothesis. In comparing individual utility and population dynamics we find emotion is capable of both supporting species and individual gain. We suggest this type of dynamic may provide a mechanism for the emergence of altruistic behavior within a species under individual and/or group selection.
Keywords:	Computational Modeling, Decision Making, Diseases, Games, Mathematical Model, Predator Prey Systems, Animals, Rabbits
Source:	Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
Title of Book:	2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2011)
ISSN:	2161-4393
ISBN:	978-1-4244-9635-8
Publisher:	IEEE
Page Range:	3272-3278
Date:	3 October 2011
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2011.6033655

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