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February 25, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Neural Void: Social Cognition as Void Dynamics and the Machiavellian Intelligence Theorem

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AEAnthony W. Eckert

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the relationship between social group size and social cognition in primates through the void framework.
  • Applied the void framework to primate social cognition.
  • Established social group size as a key parameter in the model.
  • Conducted analysis based on neocortex and group-size data from 15 species.
  • Demonstrated a strong correlation (Spearman ≥ 0.90) between void scoring and neocortex/group-size data.
  • Validated Dunbar's number K=150 as a critical threshold for human social interactions.

Abstract

Applies the void framework to primate social cognition, establishing social group size as the canonical K parameter in THRML and deriving the Machiavellian Intelligence Hypothesis as a theorem. Demonstrates a fourth independent substrate convergence (Spearman ≥ 0.90) between void scoring and published neocortex/group-size data (Aiello & Dunbar 1993, N=15 species). Shows Dunbar's number K=150 as the vortex-phase Pe maximum for human social space.

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Anthony W. Eckert (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e920af5123be5ed04ff1bhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18746152
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