Keystroke dynamics and timing: Accuracy, precision and difference between hands in pianist's performance

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3738-3743

  Minetti, Alberto E ^a,b,c   Ardigò, Luca P ^b,c   McKee, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Force; Keystroke; Piano; Precision; Speed

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERGONOMICS; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEED CONTROL;

DOWNSTROKE SPEED; KEYSTROKE SPEED SENSORS; NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL; TIME INTERVAL PRECISION;

SENSORS;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MUSIC; MUSICIAN; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 36248960055     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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