Synchronization Error in Bilateral Simultaneous Flexion of Elbows
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 40 (2) , 527-532
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1975.40.2.527
Abstract
Using 7 left- and 7 right-handed subjects, the difference in time between left and right arms in the initiation of bilateral simultaneous flexion of elbows (synchronization error) was measured under three conditions: response to a sound stimulus with a warning signal, response to a sound stimulus without a warning signal, and self-initiated trial (option). The absolute value of synchronization errors depended upon experimental conditions. In conditions ‘with warning’ and ‘option’ the dominance shown in performance of left-handed subjects was the mirror-image of that shown by the right-handed subjects. The right biceps muscle responded faster in left-handed subjects and vice versa. Right-handed subjects showed rather a constant value in their dispersion of synchronization errors.Keywords
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