Some evidence in very recent psychological studies have demonstrated that motor simulation ability is crucial for the correct understanding of social intentions. The present study was conducted first to confirm that the nature of the motor intention leads to early modulations of movement kinematics. Then, we tested whether humans could read an agent’s intention when observing the very first ele...

A birth control movement emerged in Canada in the 1930s with the formation of several clinics and agencies devoted to the dissemination of information on birth control. The arrest of Dorothea Palmer, a social worker employed by one of these agencies, the Parents' Information Bureau, resulted in a precedent-setting trial during which the new movement argued for the benefits of birth control. In ...

Herds of ungulates, flocks of birds, swarms of insects and schools of fish move in coordinated groups. Computer models show that only one or very few animals are needed to initiate and direct movement. To investigate initiation mechanisms further, we studied two ways in which movement can be initiated in feral horses: herding, and departure from the group. We examined traits affecting the likel...

Animals rely on sensory information for the control of their behavior. Understanding this process requires a detailed description of the sensory feedback that they receive, which is often determined by an animal's proximity to conspecifics and its own movement within the environment. This dissertation examines the role of social behavior and movement for the modulation of electrosensory feedbac...

Validation of mobile ad hoc network protocols relies almost exclusively on simulation. The value of the validation is, therefore, highly dependent on how realistic the movement models used in the simulations are. Since there is a very limited number of available real traces in the public domain, synthetic models for movement pattern generation must be used. However, most widely used models are ...

BACKGROUND Adaptive movement behaviors allow individuals to respond to fluctuations in resource quality and distribution in order to maintain fitness. Classically, studies of the interaction between ecological conditions and movement behavior have focused on such metrics as travel distance, velocity, home range size or patch occupancy time as the salient metrics of behavior. Driven by the emerg...

The power and role played by social media in developing social and political movements for political changes in North Africa and the Middle East have transformed how social media viewed and used. To date, few IS studies have investigated the role of Information Systems in the context of politics. The goal of this paper is to understand the role of social media including micro-blogs and social n...