The effects of aging on information-processing channels in the sense of touch: III. Differential sensitivity to changes in stimulus intensity

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-80

  Gescheider, G A ^a,b   Edwards, R R ^a   Lackner, E A ^a   Bolanowski, S J ^b   Verrillo, R T ^b  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Syracuse Institute for Sensory Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Intensity discrimination; Tactile channels; Tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STIMULUS; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0030015280     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990229609028914     Document Type: Article

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