Acquisition of individuated finger movements through musical practice

Highlights • We examined the effect of piano practice on the individuated finger movements. • Musically naïve individuals practiced the piano for 4 days. • Hand kinematics was measured using a motion-capture system. • After the practice, some finger pairs moved more independently. • Finger pairs wit...

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Published in:Neuroscience 2014-09, Vol.275, p.444-454
Main Authors: Furuya, S, Nakamura, A, Nagata, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomechanical Phenomena
Female
Fingers - innervation
Fingers - physiology
Humans
Learning - physiology
Male
Motor Skills - physiology
Movement - physiology
Music
Neurology
Neuronal Plasticity - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • We examined the effect of piano practice on the individuated finger movements. • Musically naïve individuals practiced the piano for 4 days. • Hand kinematics was measured using a motion-capture system. • After the practice, some finger pairs moved more independently. • Finger pairs with lower movement independence showed larger practice effects.
ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.06.031