Fig. 2.

Human spatial exploration task with and without temporal costs. (A) Schematic of the computer task (Methods and SI Methods). In phase 1, an albatross flies across the screen from a nest at a constant speed. In phase 2, subjects can make the albatross teleport (i.e., flight time is negligible). (B) Data from example subjects showing systematic search behavior across space. (C) Raw cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the population data across subjects for phase 1 and phase 2, showing sensitivity of exploration to the cost of time.