Table 2

Included tasks

Type of task	Task description	Duration/repetitions
Rest	Arms at rest, in a relaxed position on the participant’s lap and supinated hands	20–30 s
Postural tasks	Supinated outstretched arms and hands	20–30 s
	Pronated outstretched arms and relaxed wrists	20–30 s
	Pronated outstretched arms and hands	20–30 s
	Pronated outstretched arms and extended wrists	20–30 s
	Hands in front of chest: shoulders abducted at 90 degrees, fingers pointing towards each other	20–30 s
	Index finger in front of nose*	20–30 s
Dexterity	Spiral drawing*	1 Archimedes spiral
	Writing*	1 sentence
	Nine-hole pegboard test*	1 test
	Diadochokinesis	20–30 s
Finger tapping	Finger tapping task: metronome cue* (3 and 5 Hz)	20 s
	Finger tapping task: self-paced*	20–30 s
	Four-finger tapping task*	20–30 s
Pointing tasks	Simple finger-to-nose manoeuvre*	5 repetitions
	Point-to-nose test*	12 repetitions
	Point-to-point test*	12 repetitions
Mental distraction	Pronated outstretched arms and hands+‘serial sevens’ (100–7–7 etc)	20–30 s
Suppression	Pronated outstretched arms and hands+request to suppress all other movements	20–30 s
Speech	Repetition, spontaneous sentences, sustained vowel phonation	Not applicable
Drinking	Drinking from a cup*	5 repetitions
Gait	Standing	20–30 s
	Walking	20–30 s
	Tandem gait	20–30 s