Publications by authors named "Takeaki Ohsawa"
Background: The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of manipulation mode of chopsticks on the learning process, using assessment of task performance and electromyography, and to understand the significance of the traditional manipulation mode from the viewpoint of physiological anthropology. Previous studies have described two modes of manipulating chopsticks, the traditional pincers-pinching mode and the scissors-pinching mode.
Methods: We conducted experiments with two conditions of holding chopsticks: scissors mode and pincers mode.