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Computerized measures of finger tapping: effects of hand dominance, age, and sex.

Hubel, Kerry A., Reed, Bruce, Yund, E. William, Herron, Timothy J., Woods, David L.·2013·Perceptual and Motor Skills

Abstract

Computerized measures of digit tapping rate were obtained over 3 successive, 10-sec. periods in the right and left index fingers, from a community sample of 1,519 participants (ages 18 to 65 years; 607 men, 912 women). Differences between the dominant and non-dominant hands were found for tapping rate, movement initiation, and button down times, and the decline in tapping rate over the successive, 10-sec. periods. Declines were found in tapping rate in older participants in association with increased intertap variability. Men had higher tapping rates than women in all age ranges. The computerized finger tapping test is an efficient and precise measure of tapping speed and kinetics of potential utility in research and clinical studies of motor performance.

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  • There was a significant correlation [r = 0.25] between SRT latencies and movement initiation time measured in a self-paced finger tapping task.

    “We found a significant correlation [r = 0.25 (range 0.20–0.30), t(1,1469) = 9.89, p < 0.0001] between SRT latencies measured in the current experiment and MIT, the time needed to depress the response button that had been previously measured in a self-paced finger tapping task conducted on the same day (Hubel et al., 2013a).”

    From Factors influencing the latency of simple reaction time (2015) · cites this paper as Hubel et al., 2013a

  • The speed of finger tapping is reduced in female subjects, due primarily to an increase in the time that the response button is held down.

    “It is well established that the speed of finger tapping is reduced in female subjects, due primarily to an increase in the time that the response button is held down (Hubel et al., 2013a).”

    From Factors influencing the latency of simple reaction time (2015) · cites this paper as Hubel et al., 2013a

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Authors
Hubel, K. A., Reed, B., Yund, E. W., Herron, T. J., & Woods, D. L.
Affiliations
  • VA Northern California Health Care System (US)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Woods, David L.
Venue
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Published
2013-06
Volume
116
Issue
3
Pages
929-952
ISSN
  • 0031-5125 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-688X
OpenAlex
W2021540106
Cited by
75
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Perceptual and Motor Skills (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01ES014038)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
Keywords
finger tapping, handedness, age differences, sex differences, movement initiation, motor performance
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Female, Hand, Humans, Functional Laterality, Male, Psychomotor Performance, Sex Factors

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