Aging Effect on Tapping Frequency Assessed by Hand Dominance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6135646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yutaka Ueda (0000-0001-8760-6379, Division of Anthropology, Graduate School of Science), Satoshi Nishizawa (0000-0002-1475-6381, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology), Tasuku Kimura (Division of Anthropology, Graduate School of Science) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 247-254 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570 |
| Publisher | Anthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.1537/ase.107.247 |
| OpenAlex | W2072795030 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Mean intertap intervals (MII) of each hand of 121 normal male and female adults and 12 female professional pianists were measured in order to clarify three effects on the maximum free tapping frequency, namely, dominance of the human hand, aging, and the impact of daily exercise.The maximum free finger tapping test can quantify motor agility in hands and fingers.The normal adult group consisted of 47 young urban university students and 74 elderly rural residents.Results of a three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) of their Mils revealed that all main effects were significant but interactions were not.Twelve professional female pianists (6 young and 6 elderly) had their MIIs analyzed together with those of normal females via three-way ANOVA.Results of the ANOVA showed that all main effects were significant and an interaction between expertise versus hand dominance was significant.Using Tukey's HSD, pianists were found to exhibit no differences between their hands.The results show that aging, gender and hand dominance all affect hand agility in normal people.Though pianists have equivalent and relatively high agility in both hands, aging diminishes the agility as equally as in normal people.These results imply that regular training of hands cannot offset the gradual decrease of manual dexterity that occurs with aging
Acoustics · Audiology · Biology · Dominance (genetics · Finger tapping · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physics · Tapping · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics · Mathematics · Medicine · Vestibular and auditory disorders
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |