On 30 Jan 00 at 0:10, judith richards wrote: > Subject: PMID: 10634240: Quantitative digitography: measuring digital > motor control in PD > > >This study introduces a new method for studying, quantitatively, the > dynamics of finger movement using data obtained from sequences of key > strikes on a computer-interfaced piano keyboard. > >We demonstrate that the performance of 60 seconds of alternating finger > tapping on a computerized keyboard... > >This is the first time that such a method has been used in the > measurement of specific kinematics of digital motion in Parkinson's > disease. > > Didn't Brian Collins have a program like this a year or so ago? > > ~~~~ > Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada > [log in to unmask] Hi Judith, There are lotsa COMPUTER KEYBOARD programs including the one you mention. BUT, this one's different.... "computer-interfaced piano keyboard" I had to reread a coupla times to catch the PIANO part too...... All the best ....... murray [log in to unmask]