Tucha, Oliver and Mecklinger, Lara and Walitza, Susanne and Lange, Klaus W. (2006) Attention and movement execution during handwriting. HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE, 25 (4-5). pp. 536-552. ISSN 0167-9457,
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Two studies were performed in order to test the hypothesis that movement execution during handwriting in skilled writers is independent of attention. Study I examined the relationship between attentional functioning and kinematic aspects of handwriting movements in 24 adult participants. A digitizing tablet was used for the assessment of handwriting movements. Participants were asked to perform a simple writing task and various components of their attention were assessed. Correlation analysis indicated no significant relationship between attention functions and both kinematic aspects of handwriting movements and quality of handwriting. In Study II, 20 participants underwent total sleep deprivation (TSD) for 24 h. While attention, as assessed with alertness and vigilance tasks, deteriorated during TSD, the execution of handwriting movements, as assessed with a digitizing tablet, improved markedly. The quality of handwriting was not affected by TSD. These findings may suggest an independence between attention and movement generation during handwriting. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TOTAL SLEEP-DEPRIVATION; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; PARKINSONS-DISEASE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; HUNTINGTONS-DISEASE; MOTOR CONTROL; EXERCISE; TASK; HANDEDNESS; DISORDER; attention; sleep deprivation; handwriting; kinematic analysis |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III (Biologische, Klinische und Rehabilitationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Klaus W. Lange |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2021 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2021 08:14 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/33937 |
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