Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Tests of parallel versus integrated structure in polyrhythmic tapping.

R J Jagacinski1, E Marshburn, S T Klapp

  • 1Ohio State University, Department of Psychology, 142 Townshend Hall, 1885 Neil Avenue, Columbus 43210, USA.

Journal of Motor Behavior
|December 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Correction: Titmuss et al. Immune Activation Following Irbesartan Treatment in a Colorectal Cancer Patient: A Case Study. <i>Int. J. Mol. Sci.</i> 2023, <i>24</i>, 5869.

International journal of molecular sciences·2024
Same author

Immune Activation following Irbesartan Treatment in a Colorectal Cancer Patient: A Case Study.

International journal of molecular sciences·2023
Same author

Whole-genome and transcriptome analysis enhances precision cancer treatment options.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2022
Same author

Letter to the Editor: Frailty Status and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit.

The Journal of frailty & aging·2022
Same author

Antagonistic Effects of Point Mutations on Charge Recombination and a New View of Primary Charge Separation in Photosynthetic Proteins.

The journal of physical chemistry. B·2021
Same author

NRG1 fusion-driven tumors: biology, detection, and the therapeutic role of afatinib and other ErbB-targeting agents.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2020
Same journal

Expertise Modulates Anticipatory Synergy Adjustments in a Rapid Motor Skill Under Temporal Constraints.

Journal of motor behavior·2026
Same journal

A Boundary of Ideomotor Control: Semantic Labels Bias Selection but Do Not Tune Motor Execution.

Journal of motor behavior·2026
Same journal

Strategies When Choosing Between Movement Options in a Sequential Task.

Journal of motor behavior·2026
Same journal

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Neurofunctional Motor Training in Autistic Children: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial.

Journal of motor behavior·2026
Same journal

Individualized Virtual Angle Offset Training for Patients with Stroke.

Journal of motor behavior·2026
Same journal

The Role of Exploratory Procedures in Perceiving Affordances in a Bimanual Wielding Task.

Journal of motor behavior·2026
See all related articles

Musically trained individuals demonstrated integrated motor organization when synchronizing hand taps with tones. Integrated perception led to more precise tapping, suggesting a compatibility between sensory perception and motor control.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Auditory Perception
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Synchronizing motor actions with auditory stimuli is a fundamental human ability.
  • Perceptual organization, influenced by auditory features like pitch, can affect motor timing.
  • Understanding the interplay between perception and motor control is crucial for various applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between perceptual organization (integrated vs. streamed) and motor organization (hierarchical vs. serial).
  • To examine how auditory tone pitch differences influence motor control during synchronized tapping.
  • To test the hypothesis of temporal perceptual-motor compatibility.

Main Methods:

  • Musically trained participants tapped three beats with their right hand and two with their left, synchronized to two tones.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Tone pitch differences were manipulated (small for integrated perception, large for streamed perception).
  • Covariance patterns of intertap intervals were analyzed to model motor organization.

    • Main Results:

    • All participants exhibited integrated motor organization, best described by a hierarchical multiplicative model.
    • Subjects experiencing integrated perception (small pitch difference) showed less tapping variability than those with streamed perception (large pitch difference).
    • Integrated motor organization was consistently observed across perceptual conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Integrated perceptual organization enhances motor timing precision, supporting temporal perceptual-motor compatibility.
    • Hierarchical models provide a better account of motor organization in synchronized tapping than serial models.
    • Auditory perception significantly influences the efficiency and stability of motor timing.