Solutions to core survival requirements are scaled, preserved, and present in nearly all creatures equipped with the ability to move. In this talk, a fundamental principle- emergence of behavior through rhythm mediated action is discussed, and examples of how neuronal rhythms monitor sensory action across phyla are highlighted (honey bee, non-human primates, and humans). The brain’s active sensing of the surrounding environment entails clustering of eye/antenna movements towards an object or location. This active sensing behavior coincides with the amplitude modulation of a dominant (Berger or alpha) rhythm. Independent of testing conditions (e.g. light or full darkness) and cognitive load (e.g. rest, spatial attention, working memory), space is inferred by the movement direction of the brain’s sensors manifesting in location-specific place topographies. These observations are discussed in light of the conjecture that the dominant rhythm of the brain facilitates and monitors sensorimotor output as a prerequisite for a proactive processing chain in cognition beginning with action.