When people synchronize taps with isochronously presented stimuli, taps usually precede the pacing stimuli [negative mean asynchrony (NMA)]. One explanation of NMA [sensory accumulation model (SAM), Aschersleben in Brain Cogn 48:66–79, 2002] is that more time is needed to generate a central code for kinesthetic-tactile information than for auditory or visual stimuli. The SAM predicts that raising the intensity of the pacing stimuli shortens the time for their sensory accumulation, thereby increasing NMA. This prediction was tested by asking participants to synchronize finger force pulses with target isochronous stimuli with various intensities. In addition, participants performed a simple reaction-time task, for comparison. Higher intensity led to shorter reaction times. However, intensity manipulation did not affect NMA in the synchronization task. This finding is not consistent with the predictions based on the SAM. Discrepancies in sensitivity to stimulus intensity between sensorimotor synchronization and reaction-time tasks point to the involvement of different timing mechanisms in these two tasks.
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Increasing stimulus intensity does not affect sensorimotor synchronization
Auteurs:
Anita Białuńska Simone Dalla Bella Piotr Jaśkowski
Publicatiedatum
01-01-2011
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-010-0282-7
Uitgeverij
Springer-Verlag
Tijdschrift
Psychological Research
An International Journal of Perception, Attention, Memory, and Action
Uitgave 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772