Individual-Based Models of Cultural Evolution

Weak individual preferences stabilize culture
Weak individual preferences stabilize culture

Feb 21, 2025

The method of exclusion (still) cannot identify specific mechanisms of cultural inheritance
The method of exclusion (still) cannot identify specific mechanisms of cultural inheritance

Dec 15, 2022

Research note: Fighting misinformation or fighting for information?
Research note: Fighting misinformation or fighting for information?

Jan 12, 2022

Culture without copying or selection
Culture without copying or selection

Nov 26, 2021

Modelling cultural systems and selective filters
Modelling cultural systems and selective filters

May 18, 2021

Copy-the-majority of instances or individuals? Two approaches to the majority and their consequences for conformist decision-making
Copy-the-majority of instances or individuals? Two approaches to the majority and their consequences for conformist decision-making

Jan 25, 2019

Reply to ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’

Sep 18, 2018

Role of Neutral evolution in word turnover during centuries of English word popularity
Role of Neutral evolution in word turnover during centuries of English word popularity

Nov 2, 2017

Conformity cannot be identified based on population-level signatures
Conformity cannot be identified based on population-level signatures

Oct 31, 2016

Emergence of Leadership in a Group of Autonomous Robots
Emergence of Leadership in a Group of Autonomous Robots

Sep 4, 2015

Biases in cultural transmission shape the turnover of popular traits
Biases in cultural transmission shape the turnover of popular traits

May 1, 2014

Regulatory traits: Cultural Influences on Cultural Evolution
Regulatory traits: Cultural Influences on Cultural Evolution

Jan 1, 2014

Old and Young Individuals’ Role in Cultural Change
Old and Young Individuals’ Role in Cultural Change

Oct 31, 2012

Emergence of Leadership in a Group of Autonomous Robots
Emergence of Leadership in a Group of Autonomous Robots

Sep 12, 2012

Behavioral constraints and the evolution of faithful social learning
Behavioral constraints and the evolution of faithful social learning

Apr 1, 2012

The Logic of Fashion Cycles
The Logic of Fashion Cycles

Mar 7, 2012

Regulatory Traits in Cultural Evolution
Regulatory Traits in Cultural Evolution

Feb 21, 2012

Modeling imitation and emulation in constrained search spaces
Modeling imitation and emulation in constrained search spaces

Jun 1, 2011

Predation and the phasing of sleep: an evolutionary individual-based model
Predation and the phasing of sleep: an evolutionary individual-based model

Apr 1, 2011

The Sometimes Evitable Route to Conservatism and Persuasiveness. A Reply to Xue and Costopoulos
The Sometimes Evitable Route to Conservatism and Persuasiveness. A Reply to Xue and Costopoulos

Apr 1, 2010

Cultural evolution and individual development of openness and conservatism
Cultural evolution and individual development of openness and conservatism

Nov 10, 2009

Orienting learning by exploiting sociality: an evolutionary robotics simulations
Orienting learning by exploiting sociality: an evolutionary robotics simulations

Jun 19, 2009

Trasmissione sociale di comportamenti in una popolazione di robot autonomi
Trasmissione sociale di comportamenti in una popolazione di robot autonomi

Aug 2, 2008

Social learning in embodied agents

I edited, together with Davide Marocco and Paul Vogt, a double special issue of the journal Connection Science on the topic “Social Learning in Embodied Agents”. This is our editorial.

Jun 20, 2008

To sleep or not to sleep: the ecology of sleep in artificial organisms
To sleep or not to sleep: the ecology of sleep in artificial organisms

Jun 14, 2008

La natura della cultura. Modelli simulativi dell'apprendimento sociale
La natura della cultura. Modelli simulativi dell'apprendimento sociale

Nov 3, 2007

The evolution of pain
The evolution of pain

Sep 14, 2007

Social Facilitation on the Development of Foraging Behaviors in a Population of Autonomous Robots
Social Facilitation on the Development of Foraging Behaviors in a Population of Autonomous Robots

Sep 14, 2007

Social Learning and Cultural Evolution in Embodied and Situated Agents
Social Learning and Cultural Evolution in Embodied and Situated Agents

Apr 5, 2007

Adaptation and Social Facilitation in a Population of Autonomous Robots
Adaptation and Social Facilitation in a Population of Autonomous Robots

Jan 1, 2007

Cultural transmission between and within generations
Cultural transmission between and within generations

Jan 31, 2006

Trasmissibilità culturale di tratti discreti e continui

Jan 1, 2006