WRIST MUSCLE ACTIVITY OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST DRUMMER : NEUROMUSCULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING SKILLED MUSICAL PERFORMANCE(<Special Issue>Motor Contorol of Voluntary Movement in Human(Symposium of the 69^<th> Meeting))

Abstract

Emerging research field of music and neuroscience has attracted much interest recently on musician's brain and behavior. Nevertheless, motor control mechanisms underlying skilled musical performance are still largely unknown. In this paper, I review recent studies on surface electromyographic (EMG) activity of the wrist flexor and extensor muscles in the winner of a contest to find the world's fastest drummer (WFD). By showing the wrist muscle activity of the WFD, I explain possible neuromuscular mechanisms underlying the exceptional musical performance.