The network results are no different from the sum of behaviors of the components (in the same sense as they work out the same in the brain). I was surprised to realize just how simple and general the principle was.
ETA: On closer reading, I may have answered somewhat past your question. Yes, changes in connectivity between nearby nodes affects the operation of those nodes, and therefore the whole. This is equally true in both cases as the abstract network dynamic is the same.
The network results are no different from the sum of behaviors of the components (in the same sense as they work out the same in the brain). I was surprised to realize just how simple and general the principle was.
ETA: On closer reading, I may have answered somewhat past your question. Yes, changes in connectivity between nearby nodes affects the operation of those nodes, and therefore the whole. This is equally true in both cases as the abstract network dynamic is the same.