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ArticleJournal of physiological anthropology2023

Higher synchronization stability with piano experience: relationship with finger and presentation modality.

Kanami Ito, Tatsunori Watanabe, Takayuki Horinouchi, Takuya Matsumoto, Keisuke Yunoki, Haruki Ishida, Hikari Kirimoto

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Kanami ItoDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
Tatsunori WatanabeDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan. t_watanabe3@auhw.ac.jp.
Takayuki HorinouchiDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
Takuya MatsumotoDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
Keisuke YunokiDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
Haruki IshidaDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
Hikari KirimotoDepartment of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan. hkirimoto@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-5907
Hiroshima University · JP

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H03454Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22K17777Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23H00459Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23KJ1643
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Abstract

backgroundSynchronous finger tapping to external sensory stimuli is more stable for audiovisual combined stimuli than sole auditory or visual stimuli. In addition, piano players are superior in synchronous tapping and manipulating the ring and little fingers as compared to inexperienced individuals. However, it is currently unknown whether the ability to synchronize to external sensory stimuli with the ring finger is at the level of the index finger in piano players. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of piano experience on synchronization stability between the index and ring fingers using auditory, visual, and audiovisual combined stimuli.

methodsThirteen piano players and thirteen novices participated in this study. They were instructed to tap with their index or ring finger synchronously to auditory, visual, and audiovisual combined stimuli. The stimuli were presented from an electronic metronome at 1 Hz, and the tapping was performed 30 times in each condition. We analyzed standard deviation of intervals between the stimulus onset and the tap onset as synchronization stability.

resultsSynchronization stability for visual stimuli was lower during ring than index finger tapping in novices; however, this decline was absent in piano players. Also, piano players showed the higher synchronization stability for audiovisual combined stimuli than sole visual and auditory stimuli when tapping with the index finger. On the other hand, in novices, synchronization stability was higher for audiovisual combined stimuli than only visual stimuli.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that improvements of both sensorimotor processing and finger motor control by piano practice would contribute to superior synchronization stability.

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Auditory PerceptionVisual PerceptionFingersHumansMovementPsychomotor PerformanceFinger motor controlMultisensory integrationMusical experienceSensorimotor synchronizationTapping

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