学術論文 国際誌 (peer-reviewed journal articles)

*: equally-contributed co-first authors

Under Review / In Revision

(85) Hirano M, Kimoto K, Shiotani S, Furuya S. A specialized inhibitory function sharpens somatosensory hand representation and enhances the production and perception of fast multifinger movements in pianists. (under review)

(84) Kuromiya K,  Furuya S. Interplay of physical expertise and musical expression in pianists. (under review)

(83) Kimoto Y,  Hirano M, Furuya S. Decomposition of a complex motor skill in learning improves experts' expertise. (under review)

(82) Oku T, Furuya S, Lee A, Altenmuller E. Video-based diagnosis support system for pianists with musicians' dystonia. (under review) 

(81) Furuya S, Oku T,  Nishioka H, Hirano M. Surmounting the ceiling effect of motor expertise by novel sensory experience. (under review)

(80) Yasuhara M, Uehara K, Oku T, Shiotani S, Nambu I, Furuya S. Robustness and adaptability of sensorimotor skills in expert piano performance. (in revision)

2024

(79) Hirano M, Furuya S. Active perceptual learning involves motor exploration and predictive sensory integration. iScience 27:108604

2023

(78) Takemi M, Akahosi M, Ushiba J, Furuya S (2023) Behavioral and physiological fatigue-related factors influencing timing and force control learning in pianists. Scientific Reports 13:21646

(77) Uehara K, Yasuhara M, Koguchi J,  Oku T, Shiotani S, Morise M, Furuya S (2023) Brain network flexibility as a predictor of skilled musical performance. Cerebral Cortex 33(20): 10492–10503

(76) Doll J, Lee A, Furuya S, Haslinger B, Altenmuller E (2023) Musician’s Dystonia: Family history as a predictor for onset and course of the disease. Movement Disorders 38(8): 1559-1560

(75) Mantel T,  Lee A, Altenmuller E, Furuya S, Morise M, Haslinger B (2023) Reliability and Validity of the Embouchure Dystonia Severity Rating Scale. Journal of Movement Disorders 16(2):191-195

(74) Furuya S, Tanibuchi R, Nishioka H, Kimoto Y, Hirano M, Oku T (2023) Passive somatosensory training enhances motor skill of piano playing in adolescent and adult pianists. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 1519(1):167-172

2022

(73) Muramatsu K, Oku T, Furuya S (2022) Plyometric training enhances strength and precision of the finger movements in pianists. Scientific Reports 12: 22267

(72) Takiyama K, Mugikura S, Furuya S (2022) Impaired feedforward control of movements in pianists with focal dystonia. Frontiers in Neurology 13: 983448

(71) Hirano M, Furuya S (2022) Multisensory interactions on auditory and somatosensory information in expert pianists. Scientific Reports 12: 12503

(70) Oku T, Furuya S  (2022) Noncontact and high-precision sensing system for piano keys identified fingerprints of virtuosity. Sensors 22(13): 4891

(69) Kimoto Y, Hirano M, Furuya S (2022) Adaptation of the corticomuscular and biomechanical systems of pianists. Cerebral Cortex 32(4):709-724  プレスリリース 

2021

(68) Furuya S, Ishimaru R, Oku T, Nagata N (2021) Back to feedback: aberrant sensorimotor control in music performance under pressureCommunications Biology 4(1):1367  プレスリリース   日経記事

(67) Kita K, Furuya S, Osu R, Sakamoto T, Hanakawa T (2021) Aberrant cerebello-cortical connectivity in pianists with focal task-specific dystonia. Cerebral Cortex  31(10) 4853–4863

(66) Furuya S*, Ishimaru R*, Nagata N (2021) Factors of choking under pressure in musicians. PLoS One 16(1): e0244082

2020

(65) Hirano M, Sakurada M, Furuya S (2020) Overcoming the ceiling effects of experts’ motor expertise through active haptic training. Science Advances 6: eabd2558  プレスリリース

(64) Takahashi N, Furuya S, Koike H (2020) Soft exoskeleton glove with human anatomical architecture: production of dexterous finger movements and skillful piano performance. IEEE Transaction on Haptics 13(4) 679-690

(63) Furuya S, Oku T, Kimoto Y, Nishioka H, Hirano M (2020) Skillful and pathological movement coordination in musical performance. Advances in Exercise & Sports Physiology 26(2) 23-26

(62) Furuya S*, Lee A*, Oku T, Altenmüller E (2020) Aberrant somatosensory-motor adaptation in musicians' dystonia. Movement Disorders 35(5) 808-815

(61) Hirano M, Kimoto Y, Furuya S (2020) Specialized somatosensory-motor integration functions in musicians. Cerebral Cortex 30(3) 1148-1158

2019

(60) Kimoto Y, Oku T, Furuya S (2019) Neuromuscular and biomechanical functions subserving finger dexterity in musicians. Scientific Reports 9:12224 (12 pages)

(59) Oku T, Furuya S (2019) Neuromuscular incoordination in musicians' dystonia  Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 65: 97-104

(58) Uehara K, Furuya S, Numasawa H, Kita K, Sakamoto T, Hanakawa T(2019) Distinct roles of brain activity and somatotopic representation in pathophysiology of focal dystonia. Human Brain Mapping 40(6) 1738-1749 (selected F1000 Prime)

2018

(57) Kita K*, Rokicki J*, Furuya S, Sakamoto T, Hanakawa T (2018) Resting-state basal ganglia connectivity codes a motor musical skill and its disruption due to a disease process. Movement Disorders 33(9) 1472-1480

(56) Kotani S, Furuya S (2018) State anxiety disorganizes finger movements during musical performance. Journal of Neurophysiology 120(2) 439-451

(55) Furuya S*, Yokota S* (2018) Temporal exploration in sequential movements shapes efficient neuromuscular controlJournal of Neurophysiology 120(1) 196-210

(54) Furuya S*, Uehara K*, Sakamoto T, Hanakawa T (2018) Aberrant cortical excitability explains the loss of hand dexterity in musician’s dystonia. The Journal of Physiology 596(12) 2397-2411

(53) Furuya S*, Furukawa Y*, Uehara K, Oku T (2018) Probing sensory-motor integration during musical performance. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 1423(1) 211-218

(52) Hirano M, Kubota S, Furuya S, Koizume Y, Tanaka S, and Funase K (2018) The acquisition of skilled finger movements is accompanied by the reorganization of the corticospinal system. Journal of Neurophysiology 119(2) 573-584

(51) Furuya S (2018) Individual differences in sensorimotor skills among musicians. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 20: 61-66

2017

(50) Furukawa Y, Uehara K, Furuya S (2017) Expertise-dependent motor somatotopy of music perception. Neuroscience Letters 650: 97-102

(49) Richardson SP, Altenmuller E, Alter K, Alterman RL, Chen R, Frucht S, Furuya S, Jankovic J, Jinnah HA, Kimberley TJ, Lungu C, Perlmutter JS, Prudente CN, Hallett M (2017) Research priorities in limb and task-specific dystonias. Frontiers in Neurology 8(170)

(48) Altenmüller E, Furuya S (2017) Apollos Gift and Curse: Making music as a model for adaptive and maladaptive plasticity. Neuroforum 23(2) 57-75

(47) Oku T*, Furuya S* (2017) Skillful force control in expert pianists. Experimental Brain Research 235(5), 1603-1615

2016

(46) Altenmüller E, Furuya S (2016) Brain plasticity and the concept of metaplasticity in skilled musiciansAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 957:197-208 

(45) Hosoda M, Furuya S (2016) Shared somatosensory and motor functions in musicians. Scientific Reports 6: 37632 (10 pages)

(44) Tominaga K, Lee A, Altenmüller E, Miyazaki F, Furuya S (2016) Kinematic origins of motor fluctuation in expert pianists. PLoS One 1(8): e0161324 (15 pages)

(43) Ioannou CI, Furuya S, Altenmüller E (2016) Objective evaluation of performance stress in musicians with dystonia: A feasibility study. Journal of Motor Behavior 48(6):562-572

(42) Lee A, Voget J, Furuya S, Morise M, Altenmüller E (2016) Quantification of sound instability in embouchure tremor based on the time varying fundamental frequency. Journal of Neural Transmission 123(5):515-521

(41) Ioannou CI, Furuya S, Altenmüller E (2016) The impact of stress on motor performance in skilled musicians suffering from focal dystonia: Physiological and psychological characteristics. Neuropsychologia 85:226-236

(40) Furuya S, Hanakawa T (2016) The curse of motor expertise: use-dependent focal dystonia as manifestation of maladaptive changes in body representation. Neuroscience Research 104: 112-119

2015

(39) Furuya S, Oku T, Miyazaki F, Kinoshita H (2015) Secrets of virtuoso: neuromuscular attributes of motor virtuosity in expert musicians. Scientific Reports 5:15750 (8 pages)

(38) Furuya S, Tominaga K, Miyazaki F, Altenmüller E (2015) Losing dexterity: patterns of impaired coordination of finger movements in musician's dystonia. Scientific Reports 5:13360 (14 pages)

(37) Winges SA, Furuya S (2015) Distinct digit kinematics by professional and amateur pianists. Neuroscience 284: 643–652  

(36) Furuya S, Altenmüller E (2015) Acquisition and reacquisition of motor coordination in musicians. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1337: 118–124

(35) Lee A, Tominaga K, Furuya S, Miyazaki F, Altenmüller E (2015) Electrophysiological characteristics of task-specific tremor in 22 instrumentalists. Journal of Neural Transmission 122(3): 393-401

2014

(34) Furuya S, Klaus M, Nitsche MA, Paulus W, Altenmüller E (2014) Ceiling effects prevent further improvement of transcranial stimulation in skilled musicians. The Journal of Neuroscience 34(41):13834 - 13839

(33) Lee A*, Furuya S*, Morise M, Iltius P, Altenmüller E (2014) Quantification of instability of tone production in embouchure dystonia. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 20(11):1161-1164

(32) Lee A, Tominaga K, Furuya S, Miyazaki F, Altenmüller E (2014) Quantification of a secondary task-specific tremor in a violinist after a temporal lobectomy. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8:559 (4 pages)

(31) van Vugt FT, Furuya S, Vauth H, Jabusch HC, Altenmüller E (2014) Playing beautifully when you have to be fast: spatial and temporal symmetries of movement patterns in skilled piano performance at different tempi. Experimental Brain Research 232(11): 3555-3567

(30) Furuya S, Nakamura A, Nagata N (2014) Acquisition of individuated finger movements through musical practice. Neuroscience 275C: 444-454

(29) Lee A, Furuya S, Altenmüller E (2014) Epidemiology and treatment of 23 musicians with task specific tremor. Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders 1:5 (8 pages)

(28) Furuya S, Nakamura A, Nagata N (2014) Extraction of finger coordination pattern associated with motor learning in piano practice using principal component analysis. Neuroscience Letters 577(C) 38-44 

(27) Furuya S, Nitsche MA, Paulus W, Altenmüller E (2014) Surmounting retraining limits in musicians' dystonia by transcranial stimulation. Annals of Neurology 75(5): 700-707  (selected F1000 Prime)

(26) van der Steen MC, Molendijk EBD, Altenmüller E, Furuya S (2014) Expert pianists do not listen: the expertise-dependent influence of temporal perturbation on the production of sequential movements. Neuroscience 269C: 290-298

(25) Lee A, Tominaga K, Furuya S, Miyazaki F, Altenmüller E (2014) Coherence of coactivation and acceleration in task-specific primary bowing tremor. Journal of Neural Transmission 121(7): 734-742

2013

(24) Furuya S, Nakamura A, Nagata N (2013) Transfer of piano practice in fast performance of skilled finger movements. BMC Neuroscience 14:133 (8 pages)

(23) Lee A, Tominaga K, Furuya S, Miyazaki F, Altenmüller E (2013) Task-specific tremor in violinists: evidence of coactivation in the 3-8 Hz frequency range. Movement Disorders 28(13): 1890-1892

(22) Furuya S, Altenmüller E (2013) Finger-specific loss of independent control of finger movements in musician's dystonia. Neuroscience 247C: 152-163

(21) Winges SA, Furuya S, Faber NJ, Flanders M (2013) Patterns of muscle activity for digital coarticulation. Journal of Neurophysiology 110(1): 230-242

(20) Furuya S, Altenmüller E (2013) Flexibility of movement organization in piano performance. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 7:173 (10 pages)

(19) Lee A, Furuya S, Karst M, Altenmüller E (2013) Alteration in predictability of sensory outcome of motor action in focal hand dystonia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 7:172 (7 pages)

(18) Furuya S, Nitsche MA, Paulus W, Altenmüller E (2013) Early optimization in finger dexterity of skilled pianists: implication of transcranial stimulation. BMC Neuroscience 14:35 (8 pages)

2012

(17) Schaefer RS, Furuya S, Smith LM, Kaneshiro BB, Toiviainen P (2012) Probing neural mechanisms of music perception, cognition, and performance using multivariate decoding. Psychomusicology 22 (2): 168-174

(16) Furuya S, Soechting J (2012) Speed invariance of independent control of finger movements in pianists. Journal of Neurophysiology 108(7): 2060-2068

(15) Furuya S, Aoki T, Nakahara H, Kinoshita H (2012) Individual differences in the biomechanical effect of loudness and tempo on upper-limb movements during repetitive piano keystrokes. Human Movement Science 31(1): 26-39

2011

(14) Furuya S, Flanders M, Soechting J (2011) Hand kinematics of piano playing. Journal of Neurophysiology106 (6): 2849-2864 

(13) Nakahara H, Furuya S, Masuko T, Francis PR, Kinoshita H (2011) Performing music can induce greater modulation of emotion-related psychophysiological responses than listening to music. International Journal of Psychophysiology 81(3): 152-158 

(12) Furuya S, Goda T, Katayose H, Miwa H, Nagata N (2011) Distinct interjoint coordination during fast alternate keystrokes in pianists with superior skill. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience5: 50 (13 pages)

2010

(11) Furuya S, Altenmüller E, Katayose H, Kinoshita H (2010) Control of multi-joint arm movements for the manipulation of touch in keystroke by expert pianists. BMC Neuroscience 11(1): 82 (15 pages

(10) Furuya S, Soechting J (2010) Role of auditory feedback in the control of successive keystrokes during piano playing.  Experimental Brain Research 204(2): 223-237 

(9) Nakahara H, Furuya S, Francis PR, Kinoshita H (2010) Psycho-physiological responses to expressive piano performance. International Journal of Psychophysiology 75(3): 268-276

~2009

(8) Furuya S, Osu R, Kinoshita H (2009) Effective utilization of gravity during arm downswing in keystroke by expert pianists. Neuroscience 164(2): 822-831

(7) Nakahara H, Furuya S, Obata S, Masuko T, Kinoshita H (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

(6) Furuya S, Kinoshita H (2008) Expertise-dependent modulation of muscular and non-muscular torques in multi-joint arm movements during piano keystroke.  Neuroscience 156(2): 390-402

(5) Furuya S, Kinoshita H (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 

(4) Furuya S, Kinoshita H (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

(3) Kinoshita H, Furuya S, Aoki T, Altenmüller E (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

(2) Furuya S, Nakahara H, Aoki T, Kinoshita H (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 PDF ←  Comment and response (PDF)  

(1) Aoki T, Furuya S, Kinoshita H (2005)  Finger tapping ability in male and female pianists and nonmusician control. Motor Control  9(1): 23-39 PDF