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When people walk over holes or gaps, they pick the easiest way to cross—like stepping over or stepping down and up—based on which one feels like it uses less energy, even if they can’t feel it until after they’ve decided.
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Human locomotion over obstacles reveals real-time prediction of energy expenditure for optimized decision-making
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2023 Jun 14People chose how to step over holes based on which way would use the least energy, even before they touched the ground — and they did it just by looking, not by feeling it out.
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