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Vathagavorakul R, Gonjo T, Homma M. The influence of sound waves and musical experiences on movement coordination with beats. Hum Mov Sci 2024; 93:103170. [PMID: 38043482 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2023.103170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Synchronizing movement with external stimuli is important in musicians and athletes. This study investigated the effects of sound characteristics, including sound with harmonics (square wave) and without harmonics (sine wave) and levels of expertise in sports and music on rhythmic ability. Thirty-two university students participated in the study. The participants were divided into sixteen music education (ME) and sixteen physical education (PE) majors. They were asked to perform finger tapping tasks with 1,2 and 3 Hz beat rates, tapping in time with the sine and square wave beat produced by a metronome. The relative phase angle of finger tapping and the onset time of metronome sound were calculated using circular statistics. The results showed that type of wave and music experience affected the rhythmic ability of participants. Our study highlights the importance of types of waves on rhythmic ability, especially for participants with no background in music. The square wave is recommended for athletes to learn to synchronize their movement with beats.
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- Ravisara Vathagavorakul
- Division of Health and Physical Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Institute for Life and Earth Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Sanmartin-Senent A, Pena-Perez N, Burdet E, Eden J. Redundancy Resolution in Trimanual vs. Bimanual Tracking Tasks. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023; 2023:1-5. [PMID: 38083745 DOI: 10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Supernumerary limbs promise to allow users to perform complex tasks that would otherwise require the actions of teams. However, how the user's capability for multimanual coordination compares to bimanual coordination, and how the motor system decides to configure its limb contributions given task redundancy is unclear. We conducted bimanual and trimanual (with the foot as a third-hand controller) virtual reality visuomotor tracking experiments to study how 32 healthy participants changed their limb coordination in response to uninstructed cursor mapping changes. This used a shared cursor mapped to the average limbs' position for different limb combinations. The results show that most participants correctly identified the different mappings during bimanual tracking, and accordingly minimized task-irrelevant motion. Instead during trimanual coordination, participants consistently moved all three limbs concurrently, showing weaker ipsilateral hand-foot coordination. These findings show how redundancy resolution and the resulting coordination patterns differ between similar bimanual and trimanual tasks. Further research is needed to consider the effect of learning on coordination behaviour.
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Nakagawa K, Kawashima S, Fukuda K, Mizuguchi N, Muraoka T, Kanosue K. Constraints on hand-foot coordination associated with phase dependent modulation of corticospinal excitability during motor imagery. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1133279. [PMID: 37457499 PMCID: PMC10348420 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1133279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Interlimb coordination involving cyclical movements of hand and foot in the sagittal plane is more difficult when the limbs move in opposite directions compared with the same direction (directional constraint). Here we first investigated whether the directional constraint on hand-foot coordination exists in motor imagery (imagined motion). Participants performed 10 cyclic coordinated movements of right wrist flexion-extension and right ankle dorsiflexion-plantarflexion as quickly and precisely as possible, in the following three conditions; (1) actual movements of the two limbs, (2) imaginary movements of the two limbs, and (3) actual movement of one limb combined with imaginary movement of the other limb. Each condition was performed under two directions; the same and the opposite direction. Task execution duration was measured as the time between the first and second press of a button by the participants. The opposite directional movement took a significantly longer time than did the same directional movement, irrespective of the condition type. This suggests that directional constraint of hand-foot coordination occurs even in motor imagery without actual motor commands or kinesthetic signals. We secondarily examined whether the corticospinal excitability of wrist muscles is modulated in synchronization with an imaginary foot movement to estimate the neural basis of directional constraint on imaginary hand-foot coordination. The corticospinal excitability of the forearm extensor in resting position increased during dorsiflexion and decreased during plantarflexion similarly in both actual and imaginary foot movements. This corticospinal modulation depending on imaginary movement phase likely produces the directional constraint on the imaginary hand-foot coordination.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kento Nakagawa
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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- Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
- Institute of Health and Sports Science & Medicine, Juntendo University, Chiba, Japan
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Umesawa Y, Matsushima K, Fukatsu R, Terao Y, Ide M. Hand-foot coordination is significantly influenced by motion direction in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Res 2023; 16:40-51. [PMID: 36317815 DOI: 10.1002/aur.2837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Generally, when individuals attempt to move two limbs rhythmically in the opposite direction (e.g., flex the left hand and extend the left foot along the sagittal plane), the movements tend to be instead performed in the same direction. This phenomenon, known as directional constraint, can be harnessed to examine the difficulties in movement coordination exhibited by most individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While such difficulties have already been investigated through standardized clinical assessments, they have not been examined through kinematic methods. Thus, we employed a clinical assessment scale in an experimentally controlled environment to investigate whether stronger directional constraint during the rhythmic movement of two limbs is more pronounced and associated with decreased movement coordination in individuals with ASD. ASD and typically developing (TD) participants were asked to rhythmically move two limbs either in the same or opposite directions. In addition, the coordination skills of participants were assessed using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition (BOT-2). Subjects with ASD showed significantly stronger directional constraint than TD participants during the contralateral and ipsilateral movement of the hand and foot. According to the pooled data from both groups, participants who showed stronger directional constraint during these two movement conditions also exhibited poorer coordinated movement skills in the BOT-2. These results suggest that people with ASD may have difficulties in inhibiting the neural signals that synchronize the direction of inter-limb movements, thus resulting in coordination disabilities. LAY SUMMARY: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit difficulties in coordinated movements. We asked those with ASD and typically developing (TD) participants to move two limbs (e.g., left hand and left foot) either in the same or the opposite direction. Results demonstrated that participants with ASD had more difficulties in counteracting the tendency of their hand and foot to synchronously move in the same direction. Our findings suggested that difficulties to suppress synchronized movements of the hand and foot result in coordination disabilities.
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- Yumi Umesawa
- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan.,Developmental Disorders Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Developmental Disorders Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Developmental Disorders Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan
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Qi W, Nakajima T, Sakamoto M, Kato K, Kawakami Y, Kanosue K. Walking and finger tapping can be done with independent rhythms. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7620. [PMID: 31110194 PMCID: PMC6527701 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43824-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rhythmic movements occur in many aspects of daily life. Examples include clapping the hands and walking. The production of two independent rhythms with multiple limbs is considered to be extremely difficult. In the present study we evaluated whether two different, independent rhythms that involved finger tapping and walking could be produced. In Experiment I, twenty subjects that had no experience of musical instrument training performed rhythmic finger tapping with the right index finger and one of four different lower limb movements; (1) self-paced walking, (2) given-paced walking, (3) alternative bilateral heel tapping from a sitting position, and (4) unilateral heel tapping with the leg ipsilateral to the tapping finger from a sitting position. The target intervals of finger tapping and heel strikes for walking step/heel tapping were set at 375 ms and 600 ms, respectively. The even distribution of relative phases between instantaneous finger tapping and heel strike was taken as the criteria of independency for the two rhythms. In the self-paced walking and given-paced walking tasks, 16 out of 20 subjects successfully performed finger tapping and walking with independent rhythms without any special practice. On the other hand, in the bipedal heels striking and unipedal heel striking tasks 19 subjects failed to perform the two movements independently, falling into interrelated rhythms with the ratio mostly being 2:1. In Experiment II, a similar independency of finger tapping and walking at a given pace was observed for heel strike intervals of 400, 600, and 800 ms, as well as at the constant 375 ms for finger tapping. These results suggest that finger tapping and walking are controlled by separate neural control mechanisms, presumably with a supra-spinal locus for finger tapping, and a spinal location for walking.
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- Weihuang Qi
- Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Department of Physical Education, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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Zheng Y, Muraoka T, Nakagawa K, Kato K, Kanosue K. Effect of salient points in movements on the constraints in bimanual coordination. Exp Brain Res 2018; 236:1461-1470. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5236-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nakagawa K, Kawashima S, Mizuguchi N, Kanosue K. Difference in Activity in the Supplementary Motor Area Depending on Limb Combination of Hand-Foot Coordinated Movements. Front Hum Neurosci 2016; 10:499. [PMID: 27757079 PMCID: PMC5047893 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Periodic interlimb coordination shows lower performance when the ipsilateral hand and foot (e.g., right hand and right foot) are simultaneously moved than when the contralateral hand and foot (e.g., right hand and left foot) are simultaneously moved. The present study aimed to investigate how brain activity that is related to the dependence of hand–foot coordination on limb combination, using functional magnetic imaging. Twenty-one right-handed subjects performed periodic coordinated movements of the ipsilateral or contralateral hand and foot in the same or opposite direction in the sagittal plane. Kinematic data showed that performance was lower for the ipsilateral hand–foot coordination than for the contralateral one. A comparison of brain activity between the same and opposite directions showed that there was a greater activation of supplementary motor area for ipsilateral hand–foot coordination as compared to that seen during contralateral hand–foot coordination. We speculate that this might reflect a difference in the degree of inhibition of the neural circuit that disrupts opposite directional movements between ipsilateral and contralateral hand–foot coordinated movements.
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- Kento Nakagawa
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda UniversityTokorozawa, Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceTokyo, Japan; Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of TokyoTokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Japan
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Abdi E, Burdet E, Bouri M, Himidan S, Bleuler H. In a demanding task, three-handed manipulation is preferred to two-handed manipulation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21758. [PMID: 26912293 PMCID: PMC4766403 DOI: 10.1038/srep21758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Equipped with a third hand under their direct control, surgeons may be able to perform certain surgical interventions alone; this would reduce the need for a human assistant and related coordination difficulties. However, does human performance improve with three hands compared to two hands? To evaluate this possibility, we carried out a behavioural study on the performance of naive adults catching objects with three virtual hands controlled by their two hands and right foot. The subjects could successfully control the virtual hands in a few trials. With this control strategy, the workspace of the hands was inversely correlated with the task velocity. The comparison of performance between the three and two hands control revealed no significant difference of success in catching falling objects and in average effort during the tasks. Subjects preferred the three handed control strategy, found it easier, with less physical and mental burden. Although the coordination of the foot with the natural hands increased trial after trial, about two minutes of practice was not sufficient to develop a sense of ownership towards the third arm.
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- Elahe Abdi
- Robotic Systems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Robotic Systems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Robotic Systems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Muraoka T, Nakagawa K, Kato K, Qi W, Kanosue K. Interlimb coordination from a psychological perspective. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.7600/jpfsm.5.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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- Laboratory of Sport Neuroscience, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
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- Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
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- Laboratory of Sport Neuroscience, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
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Nakagawa K, Muraoka T, Kanosue K. Potential explanation of limb combination performance differences for two-limb coordination tasks. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/2/e12301. [PMID: 25713327 PMCID: PMC4393209 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Rhythmic two-limb coordinated movements in the sagittal plane are variable and inaccurate when the movements are in the opposite direction as compared with those in the same direction (directional constraint). The magnitude of directional constraint depends on the particular limb combination. It is prominent in ipsilateral hand-foot coordination, but minimal in bimanual hand coordination. The reason for such differences remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the possible mechanisms underlying the production of the difference that depend on limb combination. Subjects performed two-limb rhythmic coordinated movements either in the same or in the opposite direction for three separate limb combinations (bilateral hands, contralateral hand and foot, and ipsilateral hand and foot). For each combination two different tasks were performed. In the first condition, subjects actively moved two limbs (active condition). Second, subjects actively moved one limb in coordination with a passively moved limb (passive condition). In the active condition, the directional constraint was dependent upon the limb combination, as reported in previous studies; the directional constraint was quite prominent in ipsilateral combinations, intermediate in contralateral combinations, and minimal for bilateral combination. However, differences in the directional constraint did not depend on limb combination for any combination in the passive conditions which apparently utilized closed-loop control. In other word, the difference depending on limb combination disappeared when control strategies become uniformly closed-loop. Thus, we speculate that the control strategy utilized depends on limb combination in the active condition. Additionally, different mechanisms other than closed-loop control also would have influence depending on the particular limb combination. This may result in differences in performance depending upon the limb combination.
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- Kento Nakagawa
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, TokorozawaSaitama, 359-1192, Japan Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-Ku, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, TokorozawaSaitama, 359-1192, Japan College of Economics, Nihon University, 1-3-2 Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-KuTokyo, 101-8360, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, TokorozawaSaitama, 359-1192, Japan
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