Parallel and serial processing of haptic information in man: Effects of parietal lesions on sensorimotor hand function

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 669-687

  Knecht, S ^a   Kunesch, E ^b   Schnitzler, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cortical; Hand; Haptic; Motor; Sensory; SEP; Stereognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PARIETAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0029901381     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00148-4     Document Type: Article

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