FeaturedNeuroscience·September 13, 2019·2 min readDiscovering biological mechanisms enabling pianists to achieve skillful fingeringExpert pianists have altered mechanisms by with tactile and proprioceptive sensations suppress activity in the primary motor cortex.Read More
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