Presentation 2022-12-03
Influence of skill learning on speed invariance of finger motions
Sanshiro Takeda, Shinichi Furuya, Ken Takiyama,
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Abstract(in English) Body movements under various movement speeds retain speed-invariant kinematic features. Although the speed invariance is evident in arm-reaching and piano-playing motions, it is unclear how the speed invariance is acquired in the learning process. The current study examined how skill learning affects the speed invariance via the comparison among healthy pianists (i.e., subjects with skill learning), pianists with focal hand dystonia (i.e., subjects with maladaptation), and non-musicians (i.e., subjects without skill learning). The current study revealed three characteristics of speed invariance: 1) pianists with focal hand dystonia show lower speed invariance than healthy pianists, 2) task difficulty affects speed invariance, and 3) non-musicians demonstrated higher speed invariance than pianists with focal dystonia and healthy professional pianists.
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Keyword(in English) Skill learning / Speed invariance / Pianist / Focal dystonia
Paper # MBE2022-36,NC2022-58
Date of Issue 2022-11-26 (MBE, NC)

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Committee MBE / NC
Conference Date 2022/12/3(1days)
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Place (in English) Osaka Electro-Communication University
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Topics (in English) NC, ME, etc.
Chair Junichi Hori(Niigata Univ.) / Hiroshi Yamakawa(Univ of Tokyo)
Vice Chair Hisashi Yoshida(Kinki Univ.) / Hirokazu Tanaka(Tokyo City Univ.)
Secretary Hisashi Yoshida(Setsunan Univ) / Hirokazu Tanaka(Tohoku Inst. of Tech.)
Assistant Emi Yuda(Tohoku Univ) / Miki Kaneko(Osaka Univ.) / Yoshimasa Tawatsuji(Waseda Univ.) / Tomoki Kurikawa(KMU)

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Registration To Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Influence of skill learning on speed invariance of finger motions
Sub Title (in English) comparisons among professional pianists, dystonia patients, and non-musicians
Keyword(1) Skill learning
Keyword(2) Speed invariance
Keyword(3) Pianist
Keyword(4) Focal dystonia
1st Author's Name Sanshiro Takeda
1st Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology(TUAT)
2nd Author's Name Shinichi Furuya
2nd Author's Affiliation SONY Computer Science Laboratory(SONY CSL)
3rd Author's Name Ken Takiyama
3rd Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology(TUAT)
Date 2022-12-03
Paper # MBE2022-36,NC2022-58
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) MBE-291,NC-292
Page pp.pp.62-67(MBE), pp.62-67(NC),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2022-11-26 (MBE, NC)