Subjective scaling of smooth surface friction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1957-1962

  Smith, Allan M ^a   Scott, Stephen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FRICTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANORECEPTOR; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH;

EID: 0029971198     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.5.1957     Document Type: Article

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