Differences in the movement phase condition and sensory inputs on temporal synchronization and continuation during bilateral foot-tapping tasks.

ABSTRACT: In the sensorimotor synchronization (synchronized and continuous tapping) task, subjects move their limbs in synchrony with an isochronous tone presented at various tempos and continue tapping at the same pace after the tones have ceased. We investigated the ability of bilateral lower limb motor control for performing this task as a crucial metric for examining motor coordination relevant to human locomotion, such as walking. Here, sensory information such as auditory and tactile inputs is considered to improve the accuracy of sensorimotor synchronization. In this study, we explored the change in tapping variability of rhythmic motor control of the bilateral lower limb with different movement phase conditions in the presence or absence of sensory information. Thirty-three healthy volunteer

SUBMITTER: Numata A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821618 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature