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  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Spatial exploration is crucial for understanding development, personality, and mental disorders.
  • Analyzing human movement trajectories in novel environments lacks standardized methods.
  • Existing research often overlooks systematic analysis of spatial exploration behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review common movement measures in human spatial exploration research.
  • To propose novel indices for quantifying exploration efficiency.
  • To identify higher-order components of spatial exploration using data analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of prevalent movement measures in human spatial exploration.
  • Analysis of a large dataset (n=409) of participants in a virtual environment.
  • Hierarchical clustering to identify components of exploratory behavior.
  • Validation using a second dataset (n=102) to confirm component stability.

Main Results:

  • Identified three key components of spatial exploration: exploratory behavior, spatial shape, and exploration efficiency.
  • Two components demonstrated stability across different contexts and participant samples.
  • Exploration efficiency was further differentiated into goal-directed and area-directed aspects.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a framework and tools for systematic analysis of human spatial exploration.
  • Findings offer insights into the complex nature of exploratory behavior.
  • The shared data and code facilitate future research in this domain.