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Summary

In joint tasks, individuals form a coupled, anticipatory system. Removing auditory feedback caused one partner to anticipate the other, returning to normal when feedback resumed.

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Human interaction in joint tasks involves complex adaptation and anticipation.
Understanding mutual influence in real-time performance is crucial for explaining coordinated behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To model and investigate mutual adaptation and anticipation in joint tasks using a dynamical system.
To test the model's predictions against empirical data from live musical performance.

Main Methods:

Employing a bidirectional delay-coupled dynamical system to simulate mutual adaptation.
Comparing model predictions of asynchrony with duet pianists' performance under auditory feedback perturbations.
Analyzing changes in model parameters (coupling strength, time-delay) based on feedback conditions.

Main Results:

Model accurately predicted changes in asynchrony when auditory feedback was manipulated.
Removing auditory feedback led to one pianist anticipating their partner's actions.
Reduced coupling strength and time-delay were observed when feedback was removed, returning to baseline upon its restoration.

Conclusions:

Individuals engaged in joint tasks function as a coupled, bidirectional, anticipatory system.
Auditory feedback plays a critical role in modulating the coupling and anticipation between partners.
The dynamical system effectively captures the adaptive and anticipatory nature of human joint action.