The perception of prototypical motion: Synchronization is enhanced with quantitatively morphed gestures of musical conductors

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1390-1403

  Wöllner, Clemens ^a   Deconinck, Frederik J A ^b   Parkinson, Jim ^c   Hove, Michael J ^d   Keller, Peter E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circular statistics; Morphing; Music performance; Point light representations; Tapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GESTURE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BIOMECHANICS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84873099797     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028130     Document Type: Article

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