Direction-Dependent Turning Leads to Anisotropic Diffusion and Persistence

Direction-Dependent Turning Leads to Anisotropic Diffusion and Persistence

Explore a 26-minute lecture on the impact of direction-dependent turning on anisotropic diffusion and persistence in biological movements. Delve into Nadia Loy's research from Politecnico di Torino, which extends kinetic transport equations to include varying turning rates based on environmental anisotropy. Examine the application of parabolic and hyperbolic scaling methods to cell movement on micro-patterned domains, supported by numerical simulations. Discover how orientation-dependent turning rates can lead to motion persistence in symmetric environments and enhanced diffusion in structured domains. Learn about the implications of this work for understanding cell and organism migration along aligned environmental structures.