Rise rate and timing variability of surface electromyographic activity during rhythmic drumming movements in the world's fastest drummer

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-66

  Fujii, Shinya ^a,b,c   Moritani, Toshio ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Neural adaptation; Tapping; Variability; World's fastest drummer

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUMMER; DRUMMING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84155189010     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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