Being discrete helps keep to the beat

Response delays and the timing of discrete motor responses

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Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Motor Control +13

The sound of many hands clapping

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Natural Sciences, Musicology, Acoustics +8

Disrupted Timing of Discontinuous But Not Continuous Movements by Cerebellar Lesions

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Temporal Control of Movements in Sensorimotor Synchronization

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Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +14

Rhythmic arm movement is not discrete

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Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Motor Control +11