A universal animal communication tempo resonates with the receiver's brain
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| author | Amichay, Guy Balasubramanian, Vijay Abrams, Daniel M. |
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| contents | During fieldwork in Thailand we observed nearly identical frequencies of co-located flashing fireflies and chirping crickets. Motivated by this, we perform a meta-analysis and show an abundance of evolutionarily distinct species that communicate isochronously at ~0.5-4 Hz, suggesting that this might be a frequency "hotspot." We hypothesize that this timescale may have a universal basis in the biophysics of the receiver's neurons. We test this by demonstrating that small receiver circuits constructed from elements representing typical neurons will be most responsive in the observed frequency range. |
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| spellingShingle | A universal animal communication tempo resonates with the receiver's brain Amichay, Guy Balasubramanian, Vijay Abrams, Daniel M. Neurons and Cognition Biological Physics Populations and Evolution During fieldwork in Thailand we observed nearly identical frequencies of co-located flashing fireflies and chirping crickets. Motivated by this, we perform a meta-analysis and show an abundance of evolutionarily distinct species that communicate isochronously at ~0.5-4 Hz, suggesting that this might be a frequency "hotspot." We hypothesize that this timescale may have a universal basis in the biophysics of the receiver's neurons. We test this by demonstrating that small receiver circuits constructed from elements representing typical neurons will be most responsive in the observed frequency range. |
| title | A universal animal communication tempo resonates with the receiver's brain |
| topic | Neurons and Cognition Biological Physics Populations and Evolution |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21530 |