Preserved use of prior information under time constraints: an EEG study of action anticipation in expert athletes.

ABSTRACT: Successful action anticipation in dynamic social environments, such as sports, requires the integration of prior expectations with observed kinematic cues. However, little is known about how temporal constraints modulate this integration process. In this EEG study, thirty-five expert basketball players completed a sport-specific prediction task in which both time constraints and prior cue availability were manipulated. Time constraints significantly impaired prediction accuracy, yet the behavioral benefit of congruent prior cues remained stable, indicating preserved strategic reliance on prior information. Multivariate pattern classification revealed that neural signals preceding action onset reliably distinguished trials with and without prior information in both time conditions, suggesti

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554856 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature