Citation

Tsutsui K, Shinya M, Kudo K. J. Mot. Behav. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, Toyko, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00222895.2019.1692331

PMID

31790635

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.

Language: en

Keywords

chase; interception; navigational strategy; one-on-one; pursuit