Distinct digit kinematics by professional and amateur pianists

Neuroscience

Volumn 284, Issue , 2015, Pages 643-652

  Winges, S A ^a,b   Furuya, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Covariation; Dynamic movement; Fine motor control; Independent finger movement; Long term training; Multi digit coordination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSIC; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FINGER JOINT; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSIC; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920105568     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.10.041     Document Type: Article

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