Synchronization and Patterns in Human Dynamics

We examine couplings, synchronization, pattern formation, and transformation in human dynamics. We consider intraindividual and interpersonal relations as coevolution dynamics of heterogeneous mixed couplings, synchronizations, and desynchronizations. They form the dynamic patterns of the embodied Self and organize intersubjective dynamics. We critically review various models with differing levels of complexity and degrees of freedom. The Fokker–Planck equation clarifies the balance between determinism and stochasticity. The HKB and Kuramoto models describe complex synchronization and pattern formation dynamics. Chimera states are ubiquitous in the mixed networks of human dynamics. Coupling, synchronization, and patterns form and transform, with gaps in between. We propose a formal model for these complex, mixed, and heterogeneous dynamics. Multidimensional theoretical models can represent the specific nature of human interactions and the dynamic structure of the embodied Self. The embodied Self emerges during a developmental process and retains its dynamical nature by continuously adapting to the ever-changing landscape of affordances of daily life.