Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: In recent years researchers have begun to recognize the remarkable intelligence of even routine interactive behaviorthe extent to which humans adapt to and exploit the low-level dynamics of cognitive processes, perception, and motor control without conscious deliberation.We developed an experiment known as Bayes' Ball, in which subjects must estimate short time intervals (< 1000 ms) in order to maximize a point score in a simple ball tracking task.Optimal performance in this task requires that subjects possess intricate knowledge of the dynamics of uncertainty in their estimates of elapsed time (the Weber law of interval timing).The results of our experiment show human performance that approaches, but does not fully match the predictions of an ideal performer.On average, humans differed from the ideal performer by less than 40 ms in their response timing.
Authors: Chris R. Sims, Wayne D. Gray
Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Language: English
Topic: Motor Control and Adaptation
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Office of Naval Research
Awards: G297291515, G6098521345
OpenAlex ID: W156325970