Emergent Polyrhythmic Patterns with a Neuromorph Electronic Network

In this paper I show how it is possible to create polyrhythmic patterns with analogue oscillators by setting up a network of variable resistances that connect these oscillators. The system I present is build with electronic circuits connected to dcmotors and allows for a very tangible and playful exploration of the dynamic properties of artificial neural networks. The theoretical underpinnings of this approach stem from observation and models of synchronization in living organisms, where synchronization and phase-locking is not only an observable phenomenon but can also be seen as a marker of the quality of interaction. Realized as a technical system of analogue oscillators synchronization also appears between oscillators tuned at different basic rhythm and stable polyrhythmic patterns emerge as the result of electrical connections.