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Kazushi Tsutsui1, Masahiro Shinya1,2, Kazutoshi Kudo1,3
1Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Toyko, Japan.
Abstract:
Pursuit and interception of moving targets are fundamental skills of many animal species. Although previous studies in human interception behaviors have proposed several navigational strategies for intercepting a moving target, it is still unknown which navigational strategy humans use in chase-and-escape interactions. In the present experimental study, by using two one-on-one tasks as seen in ball sports, we showed that human interception behaviors were statistically consistent with a time-optimal model. Our results provide the insight about the navigational strategy for intercepting a moving target in chase-and-escape interactions, which may be common across species.
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