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We measured temporal reproduction in expert drummers, string-musicians and non-musical subjects. While duration reproduction of the controls showed a characteristic regression to the mean, drummers responded veridically. This behavior is well explained by a model that combines optimally the sensory estimate for duration (more precise in drummers) with a prior, given by the average of the past few trials. These results highlight the efficiency and adaptability of sensori-motor mechanisms estimating temporal duration.
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Burr, D., Chicchini, G., Arrighi, R. et al. Optimal encoding of interval timing in expert percussionists. Nat Prec (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.5588.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.5588.1