title: Bilateral transfer for learning to control timing but not for learning to control fine force.
abstract: This study examined the characteristics of bilateral transfer of learning to control timing and fine force from a dominant limb to a nondominant limb. 20 right-handed college students (12 women, 8 men; M age = 21.5 yr., SD = 2.3) learned a sequential task consisting of timing and force control. Each participant completed a pre-test of the task with both hands and then performed 100 practice trials with the dominant hand. A post-test was conducted 1 hr. later. The results showed that after training, participants learned to control the timing and force. Nevertheless, only the time-control learning was transferred to the untrained hand, whereas the force-control learning did not transfer to the untrained hand.
authors.forename: Wan X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordova
authors.forename: Yufei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D014163:Transfer, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult