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Human locomotion through natural environments requires precise coordination between the biomechanics of the bipedal gait cycle and the eye movements that gather the information needed to guide foot placement. However, little is known about how the visual and locomotor systems work together to support movement through the world. We developed a system to simultaneously record gaze and full-body kinematics during locomotion over different outdoor terrains. We found that not only do walkers tune their gaze behavior to the specific information needed to traverse paths of varying complexity but that they do so while maintaining a constant temporal look-ahead window across all terrains. This strategy allows walkers to use gaze to tailor their energetically optimal preferred gait cycle to the upcoming path in order to balance between the drive to move efficiently and the need to place the feet in stable locations. Eye movements and locomotion are intimately linked in a way that reflects the integration of energetic costs, environmental uncertainty, and momentary informational demands of the locomotor task. Thus, the relationship between gaze and gait reveals the structure of the sensorimotor decisions that support successful performance in the face of the varying demands of the natural world. Video AbstracteyJraWQiOiI4ZjUxYWNhY2IzYjhiNjNlNzFlYmIzYWFmYTU5NmZmYyIsImFsZyI6IlJTMjU2In0. eyJzdWIiOiJjZTBkZDEzZDdiYTA1ZmQ0ZmNlOGE3MDQ2ZjliNTliNyIsImtpZCI6IjhmNTFhY2FjYjNiOGI2M2U3MWViYjNhYWZhNTk2ZmZjIiwiZXhwIjoxNjc4NTk0MDM0fQ. WCXC4QKFuT6pRIDY7ixmfV4h4wsqpSMmRDbK57CSeeQbqnwEAqp0AswkopTqb34ahmpYM8t4eL-hN6Ki8S-ynCFCjJtkgIgSgfhhwbO4OndKsS81lxYYL69bkpBsoq6utGWocmWQzLLVSoZ2r4WGBRDnHGNo5cAlJnee5baHxMᵦi5tDPUₙZXokINyKwyZptSK9vAf2hex8CabPL6ApGApJuqb1k-WzP9MTMQbpobgl8u3₄2x7zSl9CaWys98fP0VV4OKNPCUxZcBqyQns9TaR1TIzhUSTaKCI61SMuTUSIvo5kWdComG2FJSn03HlahQYd8JVd9T77NYpNfg (mp4, (34. 6 MB) Download video
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