Attention Guides the Motor-Timing Strategies in Finger-Tapping Tasks When Moving Fast and Slow.

ABSTRACT: Human beings adapt the spontaneous pace of their actions to interact with the environment. Yet, the nature of the mechanism enabling such adaptive behavior remains poorly understood. The aim of the present contribution was to examine the role of attention in motor timing using (a) time series analysis, and (b) a dual task paradigm. In a series of two studies, a finger-tapping task was used in sensorimotor synchronization with various tempi (from 300 to 1,100 ms) and motor complexity (one target vs. six targets). Time series analyzes indicated that two different timing strategies were used depending on the speed constraints. At slow tempi, tapping sequences were characterized by strong negative autocorrelations, suggesting the implication of cognitive predictive timing. When moving at fast

SUBMITTER: Guerin SMR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7868383 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature