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Keywords:

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Cognitive Science
Social Neuroscience
Human Behavior

Background:

Human social interaction is often studied in pairs, but collective dynamics in larger groups remain less understood.
Music and coordinated action are ancient aspects of human sociality, yet group-level synchronization is under-researched.
Non-human animal behavior shows that multiple agents in a shared task space create unique interaction dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of collective dynamics in human group synchronization during circle drumming.
To determine if synchronization stability changes with increasing group size.
To model emergent group synchronization using a hybrid continuous-discrete Kuramoto model.

Main Methods:

Participants performed a circle drumming task, synchronizing to a reference pattern and maintaining it after muting.
Group sizes were systematically varied: solo, dyad, quartet, and octet.
A hybrid continuous-discrete Kuramoto model with pulse-based coupling was proposed.

Main Results:

Increased group size led to enhanced synchronization stability, characterized by lower variability and lack of speeding up.
Smoother individual dynamics and leader-less inter-personal coordination were observed as group size increased.
The proposed model demonstrated emergent group synchronization with a mean field positive feedback loop.

Conclusions:

Collective phenomena, particularly group size, significantly influence human synchronization and social cognition.
A "temporal wisdom of crowds" effect enhances stability in larger drumming groups.
Findings suggest that group dynamics are crucial for understanding coordinated action in humans.