"Uncovering Collective Sensing in African Electric Fish"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Nature.com
Research on electric fish reveals insights into collective sensing and communication in active-sensing animals, shedding light on the neural mechanisms and evolution of behavior. The study explores distributed information fusion in multistatic sensor networks for underwater surveillance and the potential for group hunting via eavesdropping in echolocating bats, as well as the evidence for mutual allocation of social attention through interactive signaling in weakly electric fish. This research contributes to a better understanding of how animals use their sensory systems to navigate and communicate in complex environments.