When an actor performs a rhythmic limb movement while observing a spatially incongruent movement he or she exhibits increased movement orthogonal to the instructed motion. Known as rhythmic movement interference, this phenomenon has been interpreted as a motor contagion effect, whereby observing the incongruent movement interferes with the intended movement and results in a motor production err...

This paper presents a system which can perform automatic beat-tracking in real-time from performed polyphonic music in symbolic format. No voice information is needed. The music can be as well a performance recording containing tempo changes and irregularities, or a score transcription. The needed input format is a midi-like sequence containing at least the onset, duration, and pitch features. ...

Based on the transfer effects of music training phonological and reading abilities children with dyslexia, a computerized rhythmic intervention—the Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT)—was developed, in which exercises are combined synchronization task. This rehabilitation program was previously tested multiple controlled clinical trials, confirmed its effectiveness improving skills adolescents dysl...

This study examined the association between physical abilities, anthropometric characteristics and artistry performance scores in Greek, national level, competitive rhythmic gymnasts. Forty-six preadolescent gymnasts (aged 9.9±1.3 years) underwent a series of physical fitness (balance, flexibility, muscular power and endurance, sport-specific high intensity shuttle run performance) and anthropo...

The aim of the present work is to perform a step towards the design of specific algorithms and methods for automatic music generation. A novel probabilistic model for the characterization of music learned from music samples is designed. This model makes use of automatically extracted music parameters, namely tempo, time signature, rhythmic patterns and pitch contours, to characterize music. Spe...

Music therapy has been found to improve communicative behaviours and joint attention in children with autism, but it is unclear what in the music therapy sessions drives those changes. We developed an annotation protocol and tools to accumulate large datasets of music therapy, for analysis of interaction dynamics. Analysis of video recordings of improvisational music therapy sessions focused on...

A rhythm was found in protein synthesis accompanying rhythmic leaflet opening and closing in the dark in the plant Albizzia. More protein was synthesized during the opening of the leaflets than during the closing. Furthermore, an inhibitor of protein synthesis, cycloheximide, prevented rhythmic opening of leaflets but had no effect on rhythmic closing. It is suggested that protein synthesis is ...

INTRODUCTION Movement-based expertise relies on precise timing of movements and the capacity to predict the timing of events. Music performance involves discrete rhythmic actions that adhere to regular cycles of timed events, whereas many sports involve continuous movements that are not timed in a cyclical manner. It has been proposed that the precision of discrete movements relies on event tim...