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Fractal structure of human and primate social networks optimizes information flow (open access)

Fractal structure of human and primate social networks optimizes information flow

Article describes how primate and human social groups exhibit a fractal structure that has a very limited range of preferred layer sizes. The authors calculate the size dependence of the scaling properties of complex social network models and argue that this aggregate behavior exhibits a form of collective intelligence.
Date: June 7, 2023
Creator: West, Bruce J.; Culbreth, Garland; Dunbar, Robin I. M. & Grigolini, Paolo
System: The UNT Digital Library