Shinichi Furuya

Motor control and biomechanics of piano playing
- Control of multi-joint arm movements during piano keystroke
- Control of sequential finger movements
- Motor control to manipulate tone timbre
- Auditory feedback control in piano playing
- Development of injury-preventive piano technique


Books

2006	Thomas Mark (2006) What every pianist needs to know about the body. (Translator: Shinichi Furuya, Supervised Translator: Hitomi Ono) Abstract: Notes:
Journal articles

2011	Shinichi Furuya, Tomoko Aoki, Hidehiro Nakahara, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2011) Individual differences in the biomechanical effect of loudness and tempo on upper-limb movements during repetitive piano keystrokes Human Movement Science (in press): Abstract: Notes:
	Hidehiro Nakahara, Shinichi Furuya, Tsutomu Masuko, Peter Francis, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2011) Performing music can induce greater modulation of emotion-related psychophysiological responses than listening to music International Journal of Psychophysiology (in press): Abstract: Notes:
	Shinichi Furuya, Tatsushi Goda, Haruhiro Katayose, Hiroyoshi Miwa, Noriko Nagata (2011) Distinct interjoint coordination during fast alternate keystrokes in pianists with superior skill Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 5: 50 Abstract: Notes:
	Shinichi Furuya, Martha Flanders, John Soechting (2011) Hand kinematics of piano playing Journal of Neurophysiology (in press) Abstract: Notes:
2010	Shinichi Furuya, John Soechting (2010) Role of auditory feedback in the control of successive keystrokes during piano playing. Experimental Brain Research 204: 2. 223-237 Abstract: Notes:

	Shinichi Furuya, Eckart Altenmuller, Haruhiro Katayose, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2010) Control of multi-joint arm movements for the manipulation of touch in keystroke by expert pianists. BMC Neuroscience 11: 1. 82 Abstract: Notes:
	Hidehiro Nakahara, Shinichi Furuya, Peter Francis, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2010) Psycho-physiological responses to expressive piano performance. International Journal of Psychophysiology 75: 3. 268-276 Abstract: Notes:
2009	Shinichi Furuya, Rieko Osu, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2009) Effective utilization of gravity during arm downswing in keystroke by expert pianists. Neuroscience 164: 2. 822-831 Abstract: Notes:
	Hidehiro Nakahara, Shinichi Furuya, S Obata, T Masuko, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2009) Emotion-related changes in heart rate and its variability during perception and performance of music. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1169: 1. 359-362 Abstract: Notes:
2008	Shinichi Furuya, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2008) Expertise-dependent modulation of muscular and non-muscular torques in multi-joint arm movements during piano keystroke. Neuroscience 156: 2. 390-402 Abstract: Notes:
	Shinichi Furuya, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2008) Organization of the upper limb movement for piano key-depression differs between expert pianists and novice players. Experimental Brain Research 185: 4. 581-593 Abstract: Notes:
2007	Shinichi Furuya, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2007) Roles of proximal-to-distal sequential organization of the upper limb segments in striking the keys by expert pianists. Neuroscience Letters 421: 3. 264-269 Abstract: Notes:
	Hiroshi Kinoshita, Shinichi Furuya, Tomoko Aoki, Eckart Altenmuller (2007) Loudness control in pianists as exemplified in keystroke force measurements at different touches. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 121: 5 Pt1. 2959-2969 Abstract: Notes:
2006	Shinichi Furuya, Hidehiro Nakahara, Tomoko Aoki, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2006) Prevalence and causal factors of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity and trunk among Japanese pianists and piano students. Medical Problems of Performing Artists 21: 3. 112-117 Abstract: Notes:
2005	Tomoko Aoki, Shinichi Furuya, Hiroshi Kinoshita (2005) Finger tapping ability in male and female pianists and nonmusician control. Motor control 9: 1. 23-39 Abstract: Notes:
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Journal articles