Neural encoding of shape: Responses of cutaneous mechanoreceptors to a wavy surface stroked across the monkey fingerpad

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 3787-3797

  Lamotte, Robert H ^a   Srinivasan, Mandayam A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; TOUCH;

EID: 0030473471     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.6.3787     Document Type: Article

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