Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
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Comparative Study
Modulated cortical control of individual fingers in experienced musicians: an EEG study. Electroencephalographic study.
The present research was designed to address the nature of interdependency between fingers during force production tasks in subjects with varying experience in performing independent finger manipulation. Specifically, behavioral and electroencephalographic (EEG) measures associated with controllability of the most enslaved (ring) and the least enslaved (index) fingers was examined in musicians and non-musicians. ⋯ This work supports the idea that experience is associated with changes in behavioral and EEG correlates of task performance and may have clinical implications in disorders such as stroke or focal hand dystonia. Practice-related procedures offer useful approaches to rehabilitation strategies.