Research Article

Music and Metronomes Differentially Impact Motor Timing in People with and without Parkinson’s Disease: Effects of Slow, Medium, and Fast Tempi on Entrainment and Synchronization Performances in Finger Tapping, Toe Tapping, and Stepping on the Spot Tasks

Table 6

IRI coefficient of variation for slow, medium, and fast tempi by movement modality.

TempoCue typeMean (ms)Std. error (ms)95% confidence interval
Lower boundUpper bound

SlowMetronome36.241.7232.8239.67
Music35.711.3433.0438.38
MediumMetronome25.270.8923.5027.04
Music27.471.1125.2529.69
FastMetronome20.940.7019.5422.35
Music22.380.6921.0023.76

Modality

SlowFinger tapping38.871.5235.8341.91
Toe tapping42.972.0438.8947.04
Stepping on the spot26.101.7722.5629.63
MediumFinger tapping30.030.9728.0831.98
Toe tapping31.771.2729.2434.30
Stepping on the spot17.321.4014.5320.11
FastFinger tapping25.310.8523.6127.02
Toe tapping26.750.9424.8628.63
Stepping on the spot12.930.7511.4314.43