title: Role of movement amplitude to timing control in bimanual coordination.
abstract: A bimanual coordinative pattern consists of the movement frequency, movement amplitude, and relative phase between the two hands. This study examined a role of the movement amplitude to timing in the bimanual coordination. 12 subjects (8 men and 4 women; mean age of 21.8 yr.) reproduced 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 3:2, and 5:3 polyrhythmic tapping patterns. No difference was shown between the amplitudes of the two hands in each pattern. However, the amplitude of complex (3:2 and 5:3) patterns was larger than of simple (1:1, 2:1, and 3:1) patterns. It is concluded that the complicated timing control is attained by increasing the amplitude.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Sports Sciences, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki City, Okayama, Japan. mtajima@mw.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors