ArticleNature communications2022
Cooperation in alternating interactions with memory constraints.
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- Evolving general cooperation with a Bayesian theory of mind.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Evolution of cooperation in multichannel games on multiplex networks.PLoS computational biology · 2024Article
- Empirically testing a relationship between cooperation and the prime numbers.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- Evidence of direct and indirect reciprocity in network-structured economic games.Communications psychology · 2024Article
- A geometric process of evolutionary game dynamics.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Adaptive dynamics of memory-one strategies in the repeated donation game.PLoS computational biology · 2023Article
- Mutation enhances cooperation in direct reciprocity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Direct reciprocity between individuals that use different strategy spaces.PLoS computational biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
In repeated social interactions, individuals often employ reciprocal strategies to maintain cooperation. To explore the emergence of reciprocity, many theoretical models assume synchronized decision making. In each round, individuals decide simultaneously whether to cooperate or not. Yet many manifestations of reciprocity in nature are asynchronous. Individuals provide help at one time and receive help at another. Here, we explore such alternating games in which players take turns. We mathematically characterize all Nash equilibria among memory-one strategies. Moreover, we use evolutionary simulations to explore various model extensions, exploring the effect of discounted games, irregular alternation patterns, and higher memory. In all cases, we observe that mutual cooperation still evolves for a wide range of parameter values. However, compared to simultaneous games, alternating games require different strategies to maintain cooperation in noisy environments. Moreover, none of the respective strategies are evolutionarily stable.
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