Simon Garnier

This study uses models to show cockroach groups use compensatory algorithms and face decision thresholds in multi-attribute, multi-option choices, challenging single-attribute decision paradigms.

The paper identifies a mechanochemical mechanism in Physarum polycephalum that links intracellular calcium oscillations to coordinated behaviors, showing how simple organisms can generate complex adaptive responses.

The paper models social feedback mechanisms in ant colonies to show how collective energy use scales sublinearly with group size, similar to Kleiber's law in individual organisms.

This study shows weaver ants use a wisdom of the crowd strategy for cooperative transport, pooling group opinions to improve navigational accuracy.